Village government · Kane County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Carpentersville took in $54.6 million and spent $43.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes45%State tax money28%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%County and local tax money2.3%Fines and other2.0%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

28%

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

Village taxes45%

Property tax
28%$15.5 million
Sales tax
9.0%$4.9 million
Other taxes
7.3%$4.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$695 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$11.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$4.4 million
  • Sewer$4.1 million
  • Other service charges$3.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$636 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$15.4 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%$1.2 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$714 thousand
Fines
0.7%$393 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

49%

of Carpentersville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
49%$21.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$13.0 million
  • Fire protection$8.1 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$8.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$544 thousand
  • Government buildings$542 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$6.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$6.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Interest on debt
6.9%$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$183 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$183 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Carpentersville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Carpentersville 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.