City government · Will County, IL

Crest Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Crest Hill took in $35.0 million and spent $49.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)35%State tax money25%City taxes24%Fines and other13%Federal tax money3.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes24%

Other taxes

17%$5.8 million

What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses

Other selective sales taxes$3.1 million
Other licenses$2.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

7.7%$2.7 million

Fees for services35%

Fees for services

35%$12.2 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more

Water$10.8 million
Garbage collection$1.4 million
Other service charges$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government

3.1%$1.1 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state

25%$8.6 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

<0.1%$35 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other

13%$4.5 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs7.4%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

62%

of Crest Hill's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

62%$30.8 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste

Water supply$29.4 million
Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

14%$7.2 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice

Police$7.2 million

Roads, transit and parking

14%$7.0 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$7.0 million

Running the government and other costs

7.4%$3.7 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)$3.4 million
Other and not broken out$323 thousand

Interest on debt

1.8%$898 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Crest Hill. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Crest Hill 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.