Village government · Cook County, IL

Harwood Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Harwood Heights took in $14.9 million and spent $13.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes40%State tax money28%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)20%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money5.4%

What stands out

24%

of Harwood Heights' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Village taxes40%

Other taxes
24%$3.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$558 thousand
  • Other licenses$483 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$2.4 million

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Garbage collection$298 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$797 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$4.1 million

Fines and other6.4%

Fines
4.9%$729 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$223 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt6.6%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

42%

of Harwood Heights' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$5.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$924 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$528 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$473 thousand
  • Government buildings$118 thousand
Interest on debt
6.6%$905 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$259 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$259 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Harwood Heights. 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 Harwood Heights 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.