City government · Champaign County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Champaign took in $174 million and spent $174 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%State tax money29%County and local tax money7.3%Fines and other7.2%Fees for services (parking, sewer)5.2%

What stands out

29%

of Champaign's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes52%

Property tax
22%$37.6 million
Other taxes
16%$27.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$16.4 million
  • Other licenses$6.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
14%$24.7 million

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$9.0 million
What's in fees for servicesParking; sewer and 3 more
  • Parking$3.0 million
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$701 thousand
  • Garbage collection$668 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$50.0 million

County and local tax money7.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.3%$12.7 million

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$11.8 million
Fines
0.4%$639 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%Roads, transit and parking8.1%Interest on debt3.8%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

42%

of Champaign's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$72.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$12.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$56.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$28.9 million
  • Fire protection$27.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$16.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$16.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$14.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$11.3 million
  • Parking$2.9 million
Interest on debt
3.8%$6.6 million
Social services
2.4%$4.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$634 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$465 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$465 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Champaign. 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 Champaign 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.