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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Evanston took in $30.1 million and spent $30.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)22%County and local tax money13%Fines and other11%City taxes8.9%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

45%

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

City taxes8.9%

Property tax
5.7%$1.7 million
Other taxes
3.2%$955 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$445 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$199 thousand
  • Other licenses$134 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$93 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$123 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$41 thousand

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%$20 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$13.6 million

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$3.9 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$3.1 million
Fines
0.5%$152 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking7.4%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

27%

of Evanston's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
27%$8.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$7.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$7.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$869 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$558 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$275 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$382 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$312 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$285 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
  • Airports$103 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$299 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$299 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Evanston. 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 Evanston 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.