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Litchfield Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Litchfield Park took in $21.8 million and spent $28.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%State tax money29%Fines and other10%Fees for services (parks and recreation)4.3%

What stands out

55%

of Litchfield Park's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes56%

Sales tax
55%$12.0 million
Other taxes
1.2%$265 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$210 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$928 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$928 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$6.3 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$2.2 million
Fines
0.1%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs80%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%Housing and community development2.2%Roads, transit and parking0.4%

What stands out

80%

of Litchfield Park's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
80%$22.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$20.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$421 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$798 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$409 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$178 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$940 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$932 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Housing and community development
2.2%$618 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$106 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$106 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Litchfield Park. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Litchfield Park 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.