Village government · Will County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Bolingbrook took in $154 million and spent $118 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Village taxes28%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)21%Fines and other11%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

38%

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

Village taxes28%

Property tax
14%$21.9 million
Other taxes
14%$21.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$18.2 million
  • Other licenses$2.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$988 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$31.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$25.7 million
  • Garbage collection$6.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$58.7 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$3.3 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$14.9 million
Fines
1.3%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt6.3%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

51%

of Bolingbrook's 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
51%$59.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$32.9 million
  • Fire protection$26.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$638 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$19.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$12.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$11.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$11.1 million
  • Airports$767 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$7.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$6.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.5 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bolingbrook. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Village of Bolingbrook 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.