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Palos Hills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Palos Hills took in $22.5 million and spent $22.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money34%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%City taxes25%Fines and other6.2%Federal tax money5.3%

What stands out

34%

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

City taxes25%

Other taxes
15%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$2.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$2.4 million

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$6.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$5.5 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$1.2 million

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$7.6 million

Fines and other6.2%

Fines
3.6%$814 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.6%$592 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs19%Sent to other local governments10%Roads, transit and parking8.6%All other spending10%

What stands out

10%

of Palos Hills' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$6.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$5.2 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
Sent to other local governments
10%$2.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Interest on debt
7.5%$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$583 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$583 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Palos Hills. 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 City of Palos Hills 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.