City government · McHenry County, IL

Crystal Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Crystal Lake took in $90.8 million and spent $80.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%State tax money27%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%Fines and other7.2%Federal tax money1.5%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

27%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
22%$20.2 million
Other taxes
8.3%$7.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.9 million
  • Other licenses$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.9%$7.2 million

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$23.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$8.5 million
  • Sewer$8.0 million
  • Other service charges$6.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$242 thousand
  • Parking$234 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$1.4 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$24.3 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$651 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$5.7 million
Fines
0.9%$814 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%Interest on debt6.2%

What stands out

40%

of Crystal Lake'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
40%$31.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$16.2 million
  • Fire protection$14.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$717 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$14.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$9.4 million
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$12.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.3 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$10.8 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)$8.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$6.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Interest on debt
6.2%$5.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Crystal Lake. 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 Crystal Lake 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.