Village government · Cook County, IL

La Grange Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), La Grange Park took in $20.4 million and spent $16.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes41%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%State tax money23%Fines and other1.1%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

23%

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

Village taxes41%

Property tax
30%$6.2 million
Other taxes
8.5%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$941 thousand
  • Other licenses$784 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.4%$494 thousand

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$4.7 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$20 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$4.6 million

Fines and other1.1%

Fines
0.7%$133 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt2.3%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

43%

of La Grange 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
43%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$4.1 million
  • Sewer systems$449 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$443 thousand
  • Government buildings$363 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$376 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$157 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$157 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$21 thousand
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$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of La Grange Park. 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 La Grange 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.