Village government · Vermilion County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Tilton took in $7.3 million and spent $16.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Village taxes21%Fines and other19%Fees for services (sewer)7.7%

What stands out

52%

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

Village taxes21%

Property tax
15%$1.1 million
Sales tax
4.4%$318 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$150 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$130 thousand
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$558 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$558 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$3.8 million

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
10%$729 thousand
Fines
9.0%$657 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

56%

of Tilton'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
56%$9.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$9.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$463 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$94 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$91 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Tilton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Village of Tilton 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.