Village government · St Clair County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Smithton took in $4.2 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%State tax money33%Village taxes20%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

33%

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

Village taxes20%

Property tax
14%$591 thousand
Other taxes
6.3%$260 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$221 thousand
  • Other licenses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$752 thousand
  • Water$633 thousand
  • Garbage collection$174 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$260 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$1.4 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$110 thousand
Fines
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

27%

of Smithton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$641 thousand
  • Sewer systems$344 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$155 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$823 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$823 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$596 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$515 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$339 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$339 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Smithton. 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 Smithton 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.