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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Highland Park took in $96.1 million and spent $92.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (water, gas)25%State tax money22%Fines and other8.9%Federal tax money1.9%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes41%

Property tax
24%$23.2 million
Other taxes
17%$16.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$11.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.4 million
  • Other licenses$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$24.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$12.8 million
  • Other service charges$6.6 million
  • Gas$4.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$1.8 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$21.1 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$860 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$8.4 million
Fines
0.1%$133 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

39%

of Highland Park's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$35.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$21.0 million
  • Fire protection$14.8 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$22.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$12.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$16.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$8.7 million
  • Sewer systems$8.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$6.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$4.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$4.4 million
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$3.0 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$3.0 million
Housing and community development
2.0%$1.8 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$1.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Highland Park. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Highland 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.