Village government · Cook County, IL

Western Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Western Springs took in $25.9 million and spent $23.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes50%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)24%State tax money15%Fines and other5.9%County and local tax money4.3%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

38%

of Western Springs' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes50%

Property tax
38%$9.9 million
Other taxes
12%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$819 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$526 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Water$4.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Sewer$611 thousand
  • Garbage collection$138 thousand
  • Parking$117 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$34 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$3.9 million

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$1.1 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$1.3 million
Fines
0.9%$242 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Interest on debt3.4%

What stands out

28%

of Western Springs' 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
28%$6.6 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$4.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$580 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$6.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$707 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$4.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$156 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Parking$199 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$803 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Western Springs. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Western Springs 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.