Village government · Kane County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Elburn took in $9.4 million and spent $8.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)37%State tax money36%Village taxes23%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

36%

of Elburn's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes23%

Property tax
11%$1.1 million
Other taxes
11%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$421 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$415 thousand
  • Other licenses$227 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$296 thousand
  • Parking$35 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$3.4 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$125 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$190 thousand
Fines
1.1%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Interest on debt1.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

50%

of Elburn's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$4.3 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)$3.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$905 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$653 thousand
  • Water supply$646 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$575 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$575 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$146 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Elburn. 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 Elburn 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.