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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended October 31, 2021), Evergreen Park took in $45.4 million and spent $37.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended October 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes36%State tax money29%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)25%Fines and other11%

What stands out

11%

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

Village taxes36%

Property tax
19%$8.8 million
Sales tax
11%$4.9 million
Other taxes
5.8%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$950 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$282 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$11.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$5.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$644 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$14 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$13.0 million

Fines and other11%

Fines
6.7%$3.1 million
Interest, rents and other
4.0%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%Interest on debt3.0%

What stands out

30%

of Evergreen Park'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$14.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$9.0 million
  • Fire protection$3.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$769 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$468 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$11.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$469 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$5.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$4.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Libraries$56 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Evergreen Park. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended October 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Evergreen 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.