Village government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lyons took in $20.8 million and spent $16.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes37%State tax money29%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)24%Fines and other5.2%Federal tax money3.9%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

29%

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

Village taxes37%

Property tax
26%$5.3 million
Other taxes
11%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$917 thousand
  • Other licenses$751 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$632 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$3.4 million
  • Other service charges$838 thousand
  • Garbage collection$769 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$819 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$6.1 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$128 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Fines
4.0%$825 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$254 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs16%Interest on debt9.1%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%

What stands out

43%

of Lyons' 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%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$993 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$576 thousand
  • Sewer systems$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.6 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)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$597 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$528 thousand
  • Government buildings$99 thousand
Interest on debt
9.1%$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$459 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$459 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Lyons. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Lyons 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.