Village government · Jo Daviess County, IL

Scales Mound's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Scales Mound took in $542 thousand and spent $520 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%Fines and other22%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%Village taxes13%

What stands out

43%

of Scales Mound's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes13%

Property tax
11%$58 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$116 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$53 thousand
  • Water$38 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$234 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$119 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Parks, recreation and libraries34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails0.6%

What stands out

34%

of Scales Mound's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$200 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$200 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
34%$178 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$178 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$83 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
  • Sewer systems$32 thousand
  • Water supply$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$56 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Scales Mound. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Scales Mound 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.