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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), La Grange took in $31.2 million and spent $28.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%State tax money22%Fines and other5.1%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

22%

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

Village taxes49%

Property tax
41%$12.7 million
Other taxes
8.5%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$5.8 million
  • Sewer$930 thousand
  • Parking$628 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$6.9 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$48 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$1.5 million
Fines
0.5%$144 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Interest on debt3.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.7%

What stands out

25%

of La Grange'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$10.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Fire protection$4.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$7.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
  • Parking$709 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$6.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.2 million
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$347 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2.3 million
Interest on debt
3.8%$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$819 thousand
  • Sewer systems$258 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of La Grange. 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 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.