Village government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Northfield took in $18.4 million and spent $15.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes40%State tax money29%Fees for services (water)24%Fines and other5.3%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

29%

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

Village taxes40%

Property tax
31%$5.6 million
Other taxes
9.3%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$800 thousand
  • Other licenses$755 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$151 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$3.7 million
  • Other service charges$784 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$5.3 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$259 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$913 thousand
Fines
0.4%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

51%

of Northfield's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
51%$8.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$356 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$2.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$244 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Northfield. 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 Northfield 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.