Village government · St Clair County, IL

Sauget's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Sauget took in $41.7 million and spent $33.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)38%Fines and other28%Village taxes21%State tax money13%

What stands out

28%

of Sauget's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes21%

Property tax
20%$8.5 million
Other taxes
0.3%$133 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$133 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$15.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$15.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$11 thousand

State tax money13%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
13%$5.6 million

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
28%$11.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Roads, transit and parking2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%All other spending<0.1%

What stands out

56%

of Sauget's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$18.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$17.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$11.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$11.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$59 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$918 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$918 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$228 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$228 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Sauget. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Sauget itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.