Village government · McHenry County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Cary took in $18.2 million and spent $24.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%Village taxes26%Fines and other6.7%

What stands out

36%

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

Village taxes26%

Property tax
17%$3.1 million
Other taxes
9.2%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$721 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$604 thousand
  • Other licenses$342 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$735 thousand
  • Parking$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$8 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$6.5 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$1.1 million
Fines
0.6%$108 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.5%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

54%

of Cary'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
54%$13.4 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)$12.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$308 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$5.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
  • Parking$647 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.5%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$2.1 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$458 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Cary. 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 Cary 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.