Village government · Christian County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Stonington took in $2.6 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)41%Fines and other31%State tax money16%Village taxes12%

What stands out

31%

of Stonington'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 taxes12%

Property tax
11%$295 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 2 more
  • Gas$539 thousand
  • Water$361 thousand
  • Sewer$141 thousand
  • Other service charges$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$406 thousand

Fines and other31%

Interest, rents and other
31%$801 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities82%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Running the government and other costs1.8%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

82%

of Stonington's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
82%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 1 more
  • Gas supply$727 thousand
  • Water supply$723 thousand
  • Sewer systems$195 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$165 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$165 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$155 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$155 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.8%$37 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Stonington. 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 Stonington 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.