County government · Peoria County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Peoria County took in $125 million and spent $115 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%County taxes35%Fees for services (parking, garbage collection)15%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money5.5%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

38%

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

County taxes35%

Property tax
24%$30.2 million
Sales tax
9.3%$11.6 million
Other taxes
2.0%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$2.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$305 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$18.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parking and 1 more
  • Other service charges$18.0 million
  • Parking$243 thousand
  • Garbage collection$233 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$6.9 million

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$47.3 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$245 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$7.1 million
Fines
0.7%$842 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking19%Health and hospitals8.7%Social services5.3%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

19%

of Peoria County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$41.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$14.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$14.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$13.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$644 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$32.8 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$15.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.1 million
  • Government buildings$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$22.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$22.0 million
  • Parking$247 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.7%$10.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.0 million
Social services
5.3%$6.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6.1 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.7 million
Housing and community development
0.1%$164 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$132 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$132 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Peoria County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Peoria 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.