Village government · DuPage County, IL

Glen Ellyn's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Glen Ellyn took in $56.6 million and spent $51.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)46%Village taxes34%State tax money18%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

6.5%

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

Village taxes34%

Property tax
16%$9.0 million
Other taxes
12%$6.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.5%$3.7 million

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$25.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • Water$7.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.6 million
  • Sewer$6.3 million
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Parking$356 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$10.3 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$325 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
0.8%$449 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$205 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%Roads, transit and parking6.0%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

39%

of Glen Ellyn's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$20.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$13.5 million
  • Sewer systems$5.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$11.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$9.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$9.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$927 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$264 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$4.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
  • Parking$251 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$1.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.7 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Glen Ellyn. 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 Glen Ellyn 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.