Village government · Kane County, IL

Sleepy Hollow's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Sleepy Hollow took in $3.5 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes41%Fees for services (water)33%State tax money23%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

16%

of Sleepy Hollow'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 taxes41%

Property tax
25%$888 thousand
Other taxes
16%$555 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$233 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$191 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$131 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$823 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Fines
1.8%$63 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

40%

of Sleepy Hollow'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$937 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$777 thousand
  • Sewer systems$160 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$303 thousand
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)$262 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$288 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$288 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$80 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Sleepy Hollow. 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 Village of Sleepy Hollow 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.