County government · Schuyler County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Schuyler County took in $8.5 million and spent $9.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Local tax money26%State tax money24%County taxes22%Fees for services20%Federal tax money5.3%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

26%

of Schuyler County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes22%

Property tax
22%$1.8 million

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$448 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$2.1 million

Local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
26%$2.2 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$253 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals9.3%Social services1.4%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

50%

of Schuyler 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
50%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$660 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$71 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.8 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)$962 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$809 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.3%$851 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$851 thousand
Social services
1.4%$131 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$131 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Schuyler 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 Schuyler 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.