Village government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Matteson took in $45.6 million and spent $43.0 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 taxes36%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)29%State tax money24%Fines and other11%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

24%

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

Village taxes36%

Property tax
20%$9.2 million
Other taxes
15%$7.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$13.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$8.5 million
  • Other service charges$3.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$123 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$11.0 million

Fines and other11%

Fines
7.2%$3.3 million
Interest, rents and other
3.8%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs16%Interest on debt15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%All other spending11%

What stands out

15%

of Matteson's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$16.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$8.7 million
  • Fire protection$7.4 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$6.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$575 thousand
Interest on debt
15%$6.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$5.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$5.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$3.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million
Housing and community development
5.5%$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Matteson. 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 Matteson 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.