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Oak Lawn's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Oak Lawn took in $164 million and spent $144 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%Village taxes30%State tax money20%Fines and other8.9%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

20%

of Oak Lawn's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

Village taxes30%

Property tax
14%$23.3 million
Other taxes
9.6%$15.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$7.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.9 million
  • Other licenses$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.9%$9.6 million

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$66.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$51.8 million
  • Other service charges$5.7 million
  • Sewer$4.4 million
  • Garbage collection$4.2 million
  • Parking$257 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$2.0 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$32.2 million

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$12.4 million
Fines
1.3%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Interest on debt4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%

What stands out

39%

of Oak Lawn's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$56.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$50.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.3 million
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$48.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$27.9 million
  • Fire protection$20.8 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$19.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$7.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$944 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$8.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.4 million
Interest on debt
4.2%$6.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$5.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$412 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Oak Lawn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Village of Oak Lawn 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.