Village government · Lake County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Grayslake took in $26.9 million and spent $21.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)47%State tax money30%Village taxes17%Fines and other6.4%

What stands out

30%

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

Village taxes17%

Property tax
13%$3.4 million
Other taxes
3.9%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$578 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$469 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$12.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$7.7 million
  • Other service charges$3.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.9 million
  • Parking$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$8.0 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$1.6 million
Fines
0.3%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs14%

What stands out

19%

of Grayslake's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$7.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$5.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$7.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$7.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
  • Parking$122 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$3.0 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)$2.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$775 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Grayslake. 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 Grayslake 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.