Village government · McHenry County, IL

Wonder Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Wonder Lake took in $4.0 million and spent $3.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money27%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%Fines and other23%Village taxes23%

What stands out

20%

of Wonder Lake's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes23%

Property tax
20%$789 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$135 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$86 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$817 thousand
  • Sewer$250 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$1.1 million

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
20%$786 thousand
Fines
3.7%$147 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

40%

of Wonder Lake'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
40%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$77 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$712 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$635 thousand
  • Sewer systems$77 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$645 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$645 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$365 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$344 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$171 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Wonder Lake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. 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 Village of Wonder Lake 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.