County government · Pope County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Pope County took in $5.1 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%County taxes34%Fees for services (road charges)4.8%Federal tax money4.2%Fines and other2.5%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

16%

of Pope 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 taxes34%

Property tax
19%$954 thousand
Other taxes
16%$814 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other selective sales taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$519 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$295 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$245 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$241 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$215 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$2.8 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$23 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$67 thousand
Fines
1.2%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Social services1.2%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

48%

of Pope County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$735 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$405 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$818 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$469 thousand
  • Police$349 thousand
Social services
1.2%$47 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$47 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pope 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 Pope 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.