Village government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Maywood took in $59.7 million and spent $59.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes58%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)20%State tax money18%Fines and other4.3%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

50%

of Maywood's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes58%

Property tax
50%$29.9 million
Other taxes
7.8%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$11.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$7.3 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.9 million
  • Sewer$316 thousand

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%$164 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$10.5 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$2.4 million
Fines
0.2%$121 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Running the government and other costs15%Housing and community development15%Roads, transit and parking7.4%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

15%

of Maywood's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$23.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$14.2 million
  • Fire protection$9.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$10.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$10.3 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$8.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$6.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$788 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
Housing and community development
15%$8.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Sent to other local governments
5.2%$3.1 million
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$3.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$193 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$193 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Maywood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Village of Maywood 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.