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Highland Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Highland Park took in $51.1 million and spent $79.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%City taxes24%Fees for services18%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money2.3%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

51%

of Highland Park's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes24%

Property tax
13%$6.8 million
Individual income tax
9.6%$4.9 million
Other taxes
1.4%$699 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$699 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$9.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$654 thousand

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$26.1 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$1.2 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$1.1 million
Fines
1.0%$506 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs70%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Interest on debt1.2%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

70%

of Highland Park'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
70%$56.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$30.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$10.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$9.7 million
  • Water supply$637 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$454 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$8.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$921 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$534 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$387 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$228 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$228 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$182 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$182 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Highland Park. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Highland Park 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.