Village government · Lake County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Mettawa took in $4.8 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money76%Village taxes23%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

76%

of Mettawa's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes23%

Other taxes
17%$801 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$699 thousand
  • Other licenses$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.6%$313 thousand

State tax money76%

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

From the state
76%$3.6 million

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$25 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.5%

What stands out

58%

of Mettawa'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
58%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$401 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$849 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$849 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$191 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$191 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$39 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Mettawa. 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 Mettawa 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.