Village government · Iroquois County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Sheldon took in $737 thousand and spent $415 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%Village taxes24%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)22%Federal tax money8.8%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

41%

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

Village taxes24%

Property tax
16%$118 thousand
Other taxes
8.4%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$61 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$164 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$99 thousand
  • Garbage collection$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.8%

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

From the federal government
8.8%$65 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$302 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$25 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking22%Health and hospitals17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

17%

of Sheldon's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$123 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$89 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$92 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$92 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$70 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$70 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$70 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$70 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$52 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Sheldon. 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 Sheldon 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.