Village government · Lake County, IL

Vernon Hills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Vernon Hills took in $44.5 million and spent $33.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Village taxes40%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.0%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

52%

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

Village taxes40%

Other taxes
31%$14.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$9.6 million
  • Other licenses$2.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.8%$3.9 million

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$443 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$23.1 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$638 thousand
Fines
0.4%$161 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking17%Interest on debt7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%

What stands out

40%

of Vernon Hills' 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%

Running the government and other costs
40%$13.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$11.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$11.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
Interest on debt
7.2%$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$570 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$570 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Vernon Hills. 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 Vernon Hills 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.