Village government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Lynwood took in $14.5 million and spent $12.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)26%Fines and other25%Village taxes24%State tax money24%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

23%

of Lynwood's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes24%

Property tax
16%$2.3 million
Other taxes
8.2%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$635 thousand
  • Other licenses$554 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Garbage collection$860 thousand
  • Other service charges$578 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$78 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$3.5 million

Fines and other25%

Fines
23%$3.4 million
Interest, rents and other
1.8%$258 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking4.9%Interest on debt1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

46%

of Lynwood's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$5.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$241 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$378 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$827 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$608 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$608 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$124 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Lynwood. 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 Lynwood 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.