Village government · Lake County, IL

Lake Bluff's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Lake Bluff took in $16.4 million and spent $17.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes50%State tax money37%Fees for services (water, sewer)12%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

37%

of Lake Bluff's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes50%

Property tax
29%$4.8 million
Other taxes
14%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$774 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$351 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.9%$1.1 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$197 thousand
  • Sewer$183 thousand
  • Parking$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$6.0 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$184 thousand
Fines
0.4%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

35%

of Lake Bluff's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$6.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
  • Parking$162 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Fire protection$710 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$96 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$936 thousand
  • Government buildings$526 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$350 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1.0 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$469 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$162 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$162 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Lake Bluff. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Lake Bluff 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.