Village government · Edwards County, IL

West Salem's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), West Salem took in $919 thousand and spent $624 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%Village taxes20%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

37%

of West Salem'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
19%$177 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$318 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$152 thousand
  • Sewer$109 thousand
  • Garbage collection$57 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%$58 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$343 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Fines
1.7%$16 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

20%

of West Salem'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
39%$245 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$135 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$56 thousand
  • Sewer systems$54 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$175 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$105 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$122 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$122 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$76 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$47 thousand
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of West Salem. 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 West Salem 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.