Village government · Cook County, IL

River Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), River Grove took in $24.4 million and spent $23.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes56%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)20%State tax money16%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money1.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

39%

of River Grove's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes56%

Property tax
39%$9.5 million
Other taxes
13%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$661 thousand
  • Other licenses$656 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.1%$1.0 million

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Other service charges$934 thousand
  • Garbage collection$812 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$401 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$4.0 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$61 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Fines
4.9%$1.2 million
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Interest on debt4.8%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

24%

of River Grove'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$8.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
24%$5.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.6 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$797 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$3.4 million
Interest on debt
4.8%$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$395 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$395 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of River Grove. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Village of River Grove 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.