Village government · DuPage County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bensenville took in $51.0 million and spent $38.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)34%Village taxes31%State tax money28%Fines and other3.9%County and local tax money3.5%

What stands out

28%

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

Village taxes31%

Property tax
23%$11.7 million
Other taxes
7.7%$3.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.9 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$707 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$17.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Water$12.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Parking$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$14.2 million

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$1.8 million

Fines and other3.9%

Fines
2.3%$1.2 million
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$789 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

15%

of Bensenville's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$11.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$10.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$8.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.3 million
  • Government buildings$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$157 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$7.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$7.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Interest on debt
5.0%$1.9 million
Social services
0.3%$99 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$99 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bensenville. 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 Bensenville 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.