Village government · Lake County, IL

Deer Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Deer Park took in $6.1 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes47%State tax money43%Fees for services (sewer)8.0%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

27%

of Deer Park's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes47%

Sales tax
27%$1.7 million
Other taxes
20%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$459 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$386 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$357 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$493 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$492 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$2.7 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$94 thousand
Fines
0.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%

What stands out

37%

of Deer Park's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$1.6 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)$777 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$539 thousand
  • Government buildings$300 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$140 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$140 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Deer Park. 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 Deer Park 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.