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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Northlake took in $29.1 million and spent $28.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes32%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)30%State tax money30%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money3.7%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes32%

Property tax
22%$6.4 million
Other taxes
10%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$8.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$6.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$423 thousand
  • Sewer$417 thousand
  • Parking$183 thousand
  • Road charges$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$103 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$8.6 million

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$1.1 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$790 thousand
Fines
1.6%$465 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Interest on debt4.0%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

32%

of Northlake's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$9.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.0 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$6.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$561 thousand
  • Government buildings$279 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$5.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$5.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$731 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$1.1 million
Housing and community development
1.1%$325 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$140 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$140 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Northlake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Northlake 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.