County government · Pike County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Pike County took in $18.6 million and spent $15.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection)28%County taxes23%State tax money22%Federal tax money20%Fines and other7.7%

What stands out

20%

of Pike County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes23%

Property tax
19%$3.5 million
Sales tax
3.1%$579 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$144 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$100 thousand
  • Other licenses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$4.9 million
  • Garbage collection$332 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$3.7 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$4.0 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$734 thousand
Fines
3.8%$699 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking19%Health and hospitals18%Social services0.7%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

18%

of Pike 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%

Running the government and other costs
34%$5.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$189 thousand
  • Government buildings$167 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$208 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Health and hospitals
18%$2.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.8 million
Social services
0.7%$107 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$107 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pike County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Pike 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.