County government · Calhoun County, IL

Calhoun County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2021), Calhoun County took in $6.1 million and spent $7.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%Federal tax money25%County taxes23%Fines and other12%Fees for services1.5%

What stands out

25%

of Calhoun County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes23%

Property tax
20%$1.2 million
Other taxes
2.7%$165 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$156 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$91 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$1.5 million

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$2.4 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$377 thousand
Fines
5.7%$348 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails11%

What stands out

69%

of Calhoun County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$729 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$588 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$84 thousand
  • Government buildings$66 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$843 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$480 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$352 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Calhoun County 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.