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West Chicago's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Chicago took in $44.3 million and spent $37.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)37%State tax money31%City taxes25%Fines and other7.3%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes25%

Other taxes
12%$5.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$967 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$5.5 million

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$16.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$7.2 million
  • Water$5.3 million
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Parking$98 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%$13.6 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$34 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$2.3 million
Fines
2.0%$876 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Interest on debt0.4%Roads, transit and parking0.2%

What stands out

44%

of West Chicago'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%

Running the government and other costs
44%$16.3 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)$9.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$7.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$11.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$11.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$9.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$6.9 million
  • Water supply$2.5 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$155 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$86 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking
  • Parking$86 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West Chicago. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of West Chicago 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.