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Rolling Meadows's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rolling Meadows took in $60.2 million and spent $60.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)28%State tax money16%Fines and other3.9%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

35%

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

City taxes51%

Property tax
35%$20.9 million
Other taxes
12%$7.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.9 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.4%$2.6 million

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$17.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$11.4 million
  • Other service charges$3.6 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$9.5 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$504 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Fines
3.1%$1.8 million
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$490 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Interest on debt6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

43%

of Rolling Meadows' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$26.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$13.3 million
  • Fire protection$13.1 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$18.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$489 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$8.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$5.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.0 million
Interest on debt
6.4%$3.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rolling Meadows. 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 Rolling Meadows 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.