Village government · Lake County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Wauconda took in $21.5 million and spent $16.7 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, sewer)30%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

31%

of Wauconda'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
30%$6.5 million
Other taxes
3.5%$755 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$442 thousand
  • Other licenses$281 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$614 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$204 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$6.6 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$644 thousand
Fines
1.6%$353 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt4.8%

What stands out

38%

of Wauconda's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$4.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$4.7 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$3.1 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)$2.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$182 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Interest on debt
4.8%$793 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Wauconda. 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 Wauconda 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.