Village government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Thornton took in $9.3 million and spent $8.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes48%County and local tax money27%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)12%State tax money10%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

27%

of Thornton's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes48%

Property tax
34%$3.2 million
Other taxes
12%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$752 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$321 thousand
  • Other licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.4%$135 thousand

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$738 thousand
  • Other service charges$342 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$977 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$2.6 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$159 thousand
Fines
1.2%$109 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

48%

of Thornton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$4.1 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$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$816 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$744 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$744 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.5%$734 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$734 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$374 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$198 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$176 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Thornton. 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 Thornton 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.