Village government · Cook County, IL

Lemont's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Lemont took in $26.2 million and spent $27.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes41%State tax money31%Fees for services (water, parking)21%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money1.6%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

31%

of Lemont'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
19%$5.0 million
Other taxes
13%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.8%$2.3 million

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$5.3 million
  • Other service charges$128 thousand
  • Parking$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$190 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$8.2 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$415 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$918 thousand
Fines
1.2%$311 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt5.7%Sent to other local governments1.0%

What stands out

27%

of Lemont's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$8.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$8.2 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$7.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$6.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
  • Parking$56 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$272 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$272 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Lemont. 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 Lemont 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.