County government · Menard County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Menard County took in $19.6 million and spent $19.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (housing)40%County taxes35%State tax money19%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money1.3%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

40%

of Menard County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
23%$4.6 million
Other taxes
8.0%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.5%$688 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$7.8 million
What's in fees for servicesHousing and other service charges
  • Housing$6.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$260 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$3.8 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$147 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$687 thousand
Fines
0.3%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals43%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Sent to other local governments2.8%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

43%

of Menard County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
43%$8.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.4 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$3.8 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$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$136 thousand
  • Government buildings$104 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$845 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$71 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$546 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$546 thousand
Social services
2.7%$536 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$430 thousand
  • Other public welfare$106 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$131 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$131 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Menard County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Menard 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.