City government · Kankakee County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Kankakee took in $77.4 million and spent $70.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes31%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)30%State tax money25%Fines and other7.9%Federal tax money4.2%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes31%

Property tax
20%$15.8 million
Other taxes
11%$8.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$5.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$23.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$19.3 million
  • Garbage collection$3.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$403 thousand
  • Other service charges$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$3.2 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$19.1 million

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$1.4 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$5.8 million
Fines
0.5%$365 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Interest on debt5.1%Roads, transit and parking4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%

What stands out

40%

of Kankakee's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$28.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$14.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$19.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$11.0 million
  • Fire protection$7.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$662 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$13.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.1 million
  • Sewer systems$4.7 million
Interest on debt
5.1%$3.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kankakee. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Kankakee 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.