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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Matteson took in $599 thousand and spent $503 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes36%State tax money36%Fines and other19%Federal tax money8.0%Fees for services0.5%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

19%

of Matteson's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes36%

Property tax
35%$211 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$48 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$216 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$3 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$111 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals5.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%

What stands out

5%

of Matteson's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$316 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$316 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$89 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.0%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Matteson. 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 Matteson 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.