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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Belvidere took in $386 thousand and spent $746 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%Town taxes24%Federal tax money5.2%Fines and other0.5%Fees for services (road charges)0.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

70%

of Belvidere's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes24%

Property tax
24%$91 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$20 thousand

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$269 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$1 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Health and hospitals2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

72%

of Belvidere's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
72%$536 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$536 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$140 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$87 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Belvidere. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Belvidere 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.