CHICAGO CITY finances
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CHICAGO CITY
City or town in Illinois (Cook County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 2,665,039.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $6.5 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $3.6 billion | A |
| Other general revenue | $1.5 billion | U |
| From the federal government | $1.1 billion | B |
| From the state government | $1.7 billion | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $12.5 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $1.6 billion | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $1.4 billion | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $14.4 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $15.5 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $27.5 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Financial Adm | $4.5 billion |
| Police Protection | $2.2 billion |
| General NEC | $2.1 billion |
| Air Trans | $1.9 billion |
| Local Fire Protection | $697.1 million |
| Welfare NEC | $623.8 million |
| Water Utilities | $537.7 million |
| Regular Highways | $420.7 million |
| Health | $305.2 million |
| Sewerage | $200.4 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $184.1 million |
| Libraries | $120.9 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $90.8 million |
| Central Staff | $72.5 million |
| Parks & Rec | $58.5 million |
| Protective Inspection | $42.9 million |
| Judicial | $30.7 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $22.3 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $11.1 million |
| Parking | $6.5 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $27.2 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $3.7 billion |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $3.4 billion |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $27.5 billion |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $2.0 billion |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $7.3 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $4.6 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $381.4 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $62.4 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $410.8 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $803.6 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $1.1 billion |
| C89 | State IG Other | $1.7 billion |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $1.2 billion |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $4.5 billion |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $697.1 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $30.7 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $72.5 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $90.8 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $305.2 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $420.7 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $11.1 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $120.9 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $22.3 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $6.5 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $58.5 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $2.2 billion |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $42.9 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $623.8 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $98.3 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $184.1 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $1.4 billion |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $414.2 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $693.1 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $102.0 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $654.9 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $123.5 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $1.3 billion |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $104.9 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $4.0 billion |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $506.6 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $30.1 million |
| T11 | Amusement Tax | $269.8 million |
| T12 | Insurance Premium Tax | $7.7 million |
| T13 | Motor Fuels Sales Tax | $57.3 million |
| T14 | Parimutuels Tax | $50,000 |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $773.8 million |
| T16 | Tobacco Sales Tax | $14.7 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $735.1 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $13.1 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $28.8 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $26.1 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $72.6 million |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $40.6 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $3.1 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $605.1 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $357.5 million |
| U40 | Rents | $11.2 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $520.1 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 172031162236.