City government · Lake County, IL

North Chicago's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), North Chicago took in $42.9 million and spent $43.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%State tax money27%Fees for services (water, sewer)20%Fines and other7.9%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

27%

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

City taxes44%

Property tax
29%$12.4 million
Other taxes
15%$6.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.6 million
  • Other licenses$694 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$6.3 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$874 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$390 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$11.6 million

Fines and other7.9%

Fines
5.9%$2.5 million
Interest, rents and other
2.0%$840 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs31%Interest on debt14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%

What stands out

14%

of North Chicago'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%$16.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$11.0 million
  • Fire protection$5.3 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$13.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Government buildings$4.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$868 thousand
Interest on debt
14%$6.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$4.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$738 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$738 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of North Chicago. 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 City of North Chicago 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.