Village government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Dolton took in $38.0 million and spent $31.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes48%State tax money24%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)20%Fines and other8.8%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

24%

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

Village taxes48%

Property tax
35%$13.2 million
Other taxes
13%$5.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$597 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$4.9 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Sewer$399 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$238 thousand
  • Other service charges$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$9.0 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$51 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Fines
7.2%$2.7 million
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$619 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%

What stands out

42%

of Dolton'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
42%$13.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$8.6 million
  • Fire protection$4.6 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$7.8 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)$6.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$254 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$312 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Interest on debt
5.3%$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$474 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$474 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Dolton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Dolton 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.