Village government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Skokie took in $165 million and spent $146 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes48%State tax money23%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)19%Fines and other7.6%County and local tax money3.4%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

23%

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

Village taxes48%

Property tax
24%$39.2 million
Other taxes
15%$24.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$11.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$6.3 million
  • Other licenses$6.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
9.3%$15.3 million

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$31.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$16.9 million
  • Other service charges$10.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
  • Parking$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$253 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$37.2 million

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$5.7 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$10.4 million
Fines
1.3%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt6.4%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

17%

of Skokie's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$47.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$27.1 million
  • Fire protection$20.4 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$38.9 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)$24.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$13.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$24.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$21.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$16.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16.1 million
Interest on debt
6.4%$9.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$7.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$7.2 million
Social services
1.3%$1.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.9 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Skokie. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Village of Skokie 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.