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Arlington Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Arlington Heights took in $147 million and spent $129 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes43%State tax money24%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)19%Fines and other11%County and local tax money2.3%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

24%

of Arlington Heights' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

Village taxes43%

Property tax
27%$40.4 million
Other taxes
9.1%$13.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$6.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.5 million
  • Other licenses$2.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.6%$9.7 million

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$27.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$22.2 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Parking$985 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$129 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$344 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$35.6 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$3.3 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$9.9 million
Fines
4.6%$6.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs10%Interest on debt6.1%Health and hospitals1.9%

What stands out

44%

of Arlington Heights' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$56.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$30.0 million
  • Fire protection$26.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$25.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$21.1 million
  • Public transit$3.1 million
  • Parking$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$23.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$23.5 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$13.2 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$7.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
Interest on debt
6.1%$7.9 million
Health and hospitals
1.9%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Arlington Heights. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Village of Arlington Heights 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.