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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Northlake took in $28.5 million and spent $26.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%Fines and other3.3%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

38%

of Northlake's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes65%

Other taxes
38%$10.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$9.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$599 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$568 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$4.7 million
Sales tax
10%$3.0 million

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$8.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$5.5 million
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Other service charges$169 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$421 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$470 thousand
Fines
1.6%$462 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt2.7%

What stands out

49%

of Northlake'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
49%$13.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$8.2 million
  • Sewer systems$4.9 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$5.5 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$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$891 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$882 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$324 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$732 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$456 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$276 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Northlake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Northlake 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.