Village government · DuPage County, IL

Downers Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Downers Grove took in $112 million and spent $133 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes40%Fees for services (water, parking)28%State tax money24%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money3.0%

What stands out

8.4%

of Downers Grove's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Village taxes40%

Property tax
22%$25.1 million
Other taxes
9.2%$10.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.7 million
  • Other licenses$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.4%$9.5 million

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$31.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$17.2 million
  • Other service charges$13.2 million
  • Parking$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$57 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%$27.1 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$3.4 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$4.9 million
Fines
0.3%$335 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs64%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Police, fire, courts and jails2.3%Interest on debt2.0%

What stands out

64%

of Downers Grove'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
64%$85.5 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)$43.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$41.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$20.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$19.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$13.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$12.6 million
  • Public transit$473 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$8.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$8.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$3.1 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$2.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Downers Grove. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Village of Downers Grove 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.