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Rockford's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Rockford took in $401 million and spent $368 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes32%County and local tax money23%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)22%State tax money21%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

23%

of Rockford's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
16%$63.8 million
Other taxes
14%$54.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$32.2 million
  • Other licenses$11.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$11.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.2%$8.7 million

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$89.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$38.5 million
  • Water$34.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$12.3 million
  • Parking$2.1 million
  • Transit fares$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$84.3 million

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$92.4 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$6.0 million
Fines
0.5%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals7.4%All other spending7.6%

What stands out

7.4%

of Rockford's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$129 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$67.3 million
  • Fire protection$61.9 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$90.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$33.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$52.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$44.0 million
  • Libraries$8.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$41.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$41.0 million
Health and hospitals
7.4%$27.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$21.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$21.5 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$6.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rockford. 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 City of Rockford 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.