Village government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Alsip took in $56.9 million and spent $47.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes38%Fees for services (water, housing)36%State tax money21%Fines and other5.0%

What stands out

21%

of Alsip's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

Village taxes38%

Property tax
23%$13.2 million
Other taxes
9.5%$5.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.8 million
  • Other licenses$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.3%$3.0 million

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$20.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; housing and 2 more
  • Water$13.4 million
  • Housing$5.5 million
  • Sewer$975 thousand
  • Garbage collection$817 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$11.7 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$2.1 million
Fines
1.4%$781 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs21%Interest on debt8.2%Housing and community development7.9%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

7.9%

of Alsip's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$15.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$8.4 million
  • Fire protection$6.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$268 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$10.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$10.2 million
  • Sewer systems$258 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$9.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$580 thousand
  • Government buildings$229 thousand
Interest on debt
8.2%$3.9 million
Housing and community development
7.9%$3.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Health and hospitals
3.0%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Alsip. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Alsip 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.