Village government · Herkimer County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Ilion took in $14.1 million and spent $18.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)46%Village taxes38%Fines and other6.3%County and local tax money5.7%State tax money3.1%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

36%

of Ilion's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes38%

Property tax
36%$5.1 million
Other taxes
1.6%$227 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$165 thousand
  • Other licenses$55 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$6.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.2 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$631 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$136 thousand

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$439 thousand

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.7%$795 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$824 thousand
Fines
0.4%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

57%

of Ilion'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
57%$10.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$4.9 million
  • Electric power$4.3 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$135 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$65 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$114 thousand
  • Government buildings$86 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$835 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$835 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$417 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$277 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$140 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$290 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$186 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$186 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$131 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$131 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$103 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$103 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Ilion. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Ilion 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.