County government · Coles County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Coles County took in $27.8 million and spent $28.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes33%State tax money32%Fees for services15%Fines and other10%Federal tax money7.7%Local tax money2.1%

What stands out

32%

of Coles County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes33%

Property tax
33%$9.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$2.1 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$8.9 million

Local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.1%$571 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$2.4 million
Fines
1.2%$323 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking21%Health and hospitals8.8%Social services3.8%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

42%

of Coles County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$11.9 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$7.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Government buildings$474 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$284 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
Health and hospitals
8.8%$2.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.5 million
Social services
3.8%$1.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.1 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$168 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Coles 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.