County government · LaSalle County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Lasalle County took in $88.3 million and spent $80.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes40%State tax money26%Fines and other19%Fees for services8.9%Local tax money4.0%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

10%

of Lasalle County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people get none.

County taxes40%

Property tax
35%$31.3 million
Other taxes
4.7%$4.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.8 million
  • Other licenses$399 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$7.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$1.6 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$23.3 million

Local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.0%$3.5 million

Fines and other19%

Fines
9.5%$8.4 million
Interest, rents and other
9.2%$8.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking14%Health and hospitals8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

49%

of Lasalle 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
49%$38.9 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$23.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$738 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$22.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$8.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$7.8 million
  • Police$7.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$11.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.6 million
Health and hospitals
8.1%$6.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$226 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$226 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lasalle County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Lasalle 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.