Village government · Bureau County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Walnut took in $1.6 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money34%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%Village taxes24%Federal tax money9.4%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

34%

of Walnut'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%$264 thousand
Other taxes
7.3%$117 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$109 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$504 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$254 thousand
  • Water$154 thousand
  • Garbage collection$79 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

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

From the federal government
9.4%$151 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$545 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$19 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Interest on debt4.3%

What stands out

26%

of Walnut'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
42%$495 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$376 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$301 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$301 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$236 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other government-run businesses
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$221 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$94 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$94 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Walnut. 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 Walnut 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.