Village government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Phoenix took in $3.8 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes53%State tax money40%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services3.1%

What stands out

21%

of Phoenix's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Village taxes53%

Property tax
32%$1.2 million
Other taxes
21%$809 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$764 thousand
  • Other licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$116 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$1.5 million

Fines and other4.2%

Fines
4.2%$158 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

30%

of Phoenix'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%

Running the government and other costs
45%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$805 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$729 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$752 thousand
  • Fire protection$273 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$571 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$571 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$265 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$265 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Phoenix. 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 Village of Phoenix 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.