Village government · Lake County, IL

Fox Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Fox Lake took in $31.0 million and spent $38.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)44%State tax money27%Village taxes16%Fines and other11%Federal tax money1.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

27%

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

Village taxes16%

Property tax
9.7%$3.0 million
Other taxes
6.6%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$779 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$653 thousand
  • Other licenses$607 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$13.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$5.1 million
  • Water$4.7 million
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand
  • Parking$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$394 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$8.4 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$91 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$3.0 million
Fines
1.4%$437 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Housing and community development25%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

25%

of Fox Lake's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$12.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.5 million
  • Water supply$2.5 million
Housing and community development
25%$9.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$6.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6.2 million
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$863 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$348 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$793 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$407 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$407 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Fox Lake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Village of Fox Lake 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.