City government · Lake County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Zion took in $38.5 million and spent $35.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)26%State tax money25%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes46%

Property tax
29%$11.3 million
Other taxes
17%$6.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$4.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$368 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$9.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$5.6 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$7 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$9.6 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%$33 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Fines
1.7%$670 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$365 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Running the government and other costs19%Interest on debt12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Sent to other local governments0.4%

What stands out

49%

of Zion'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
49%$17.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$10.8 million
  • Fire protection$5.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$864 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$6.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$857 thousand
  • Government buildings$197 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$4.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$4.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$155 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$155 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Zion. 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 City of Zion 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.