Village government · Mercer County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Viola took in $1.0 million and spent $626 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%Fees for services (water)30%Village taxes19%Federal tax money10%Fines and other7.9%

What stands out

10%

of Viola's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes19%

Property tax
18%$185 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$300 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$282 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$100 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$334 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$78 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Interest on debt6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

25%

of Viola's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$227 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$227 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$159 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$159 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$153 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$53 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$47 thousand
Interest on debt
6.2%$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Viola. 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 Viola 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.