County government · Pulaski County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Pulaski County took in $13.6 million and spent $12.6 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 (sewer)50%Fines and other23%State tax money17%County taxes8.5%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

50%

of Pulaski 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 taxes8.5%

Property tax
8.5%$1.2 million

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$6.8 million
  • Sewer$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$216 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$2.3 million

Fines and other23%

Fines
17%$2.3 million
Interest, rents and other
5.5%$740 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails66%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Health and hospitals3.2%Interest on debt0.8%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

66%

of Pulaski County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
66%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.2 million
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$798 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$921 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
3.2%$406 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$406 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$105 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pulaski 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 Pulaski 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.