Village government · Kane County, IL

South Elgin's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), South Elgin took in $34.1 million and spent $30.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes34%State tax money31%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)30%Fines and other4.2%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

31%

of South Elgin's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

Village taxes34%

Property tax
19%$6.5 million
Other taxes
8.7%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$899 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$894 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.1%$2.1 million

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$10.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$6.6 million
  • Garbage collection$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$955 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$286 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$10.5 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$407 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$1.3 million
Fines
0.5%$165 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

28%

of South Elgin's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$9.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$7.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$8.5 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)$6.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$7.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$7.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$886 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of South Elgin. 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 South Elgin 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.