Village government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Barrington took in $32.3 million and spent $26.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money31%Village taxes24%County and local tax money8.2%Fines and other5.0%

What stands out

31%

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

Village taxes24%

Property tax
17%$5.4 million
Other taxes
7.0%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$699 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$489 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$10.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$4.1 million
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$102 thousand
  • Parking$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$10.0 million

County and local tax money8.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.2%$2.7 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$1.4 million
Fines
0.6%$199 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Interest on debt7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%

What stands out

35%

of Barrington's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$9.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$431 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$9.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Parking$631 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Interest on debt
7.5%$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$576 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$576 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Barrington. 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 Village of Barrington 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.