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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cook took in $4.3 million and spent $3.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)67%Federal tax money13%City taxes11%State tax money6.5%County and local tax money1.4%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes11%

Property tax
11%$453 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; other service charges and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$491 thousand
  • Water$274 thousand
  • Sewer$188 thousand
  • Airport$84 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$560 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$276 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$59 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$51 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals14%Running the government and other costs5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

14%

of Cook's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$1.6 million
  • Water supply$299 thousand
  • Sewer systems$236 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$678 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$538 thousand
  • Roads and highways$140 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$534 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$534 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.7%$223 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$128 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$85 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$159 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$96 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$151 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$144 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$52 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$35 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cook. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Cook 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.