Village government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bridgeview took in $58.3 million and spent $57.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes39%State tax money30%Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)25%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

30%

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

Village taxes39%

Property tax
35%$20.4 million
Other taxes
3.7%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$14.3 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; water and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$5.6 million
  • Water$5.4 million
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Sewer$809 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$1.3 million

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$17.7 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$2.2 million
Fines
0.3%$157 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Interest on debt24%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Roads, transit and parking4.8%

What stands out

24%

of Bridgeview's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$16.2 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)$15.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Interest on debt
24%$13.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$9.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.8 million
  • Libraries$940 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$8.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$4.4 million
  • Police$4.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$5.7 million
  • Sewer systems$619 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bridgeview. 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 Bridgeview 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.