Village government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Worth took in $16.7 million and spent $16.2 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 money35%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)28%Village taxes28%Fines and other7.6%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

35%

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

Village taxes28%

Property tax
20%$3.4 million
Other taxes
7.5%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$709 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$544 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Parking$5 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%$158 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$5.9 million

Fines and other7.6%

Fines
7.1%$1.2 million
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Interest on debt13%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%Running the government and other costs6.3%Roads, transit and parking5.6%

What stands out

53%

of Worth's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
53%$8.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$2.3 million
Interest on debt
13%$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
6.3%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$605 thousand
  • Government buildings$246 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$110 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$904 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$867 thousand
  • Parking$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Worth. 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 Worth 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.