County government · Marshall County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Marshall County took in $9.0 million and spent $7.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%State tax money34%Fines and other13%Federal tax money8.6%Fees for services0.9%

What stands out

8.4%

of Marshall County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes44%

Property tax
35%$3.2 million
Other taxes
8.4%$758 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$523 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$235 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$82 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$773 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$3.0 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
10%$915 thousand
Fines
3.1%$280 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking24%Health and hospitals9.8%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

37%

of Marshall County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$125 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$667 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Airports$235 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.8%$734 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$734 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marshall 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 Marshall 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.