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Long Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Long Grove took in $1.6 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)46%City taxes39%State tax money8.0%Federal tax money4.2%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

11%

of Long Grove's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes39%

Property tax
28%$430 thousand
Sales tax
11%$164 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$714 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 2 more
  • Electric power$393 thousand
  • Sewer$191 thousand
  • Water$128 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$65 thousand

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$124 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Running the government and other costs6.6%Sent to other local governments4.7%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

54%

of Long Grove's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$600 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$328 thousand
  • Water supply$107 thousand
  • Sewer systems$105 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$223 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$223 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$81 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
  • Libraries$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$74 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.7%$52 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$52 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$48 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Police$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Long Grove. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Long Grove 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.