County government · Wayne County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Wayne County took in $16.2 million and spent $12.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%County taxes18%Federal tax money9.7%Fees for services7.9%Fines and other5.9%

What stands out

59%

of Wayne County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes18%

Property tax
11%$1.8 million
Other taxes
6.4%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$1.6 million

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$9.6 million

Fines and other5.9%

Fines
5.4%$871 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals12%

What stands out

40%

of Wayne 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
40%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$3.8 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$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$940 thousand
  • Government buildings$159 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$889 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$720 thousand
  • Police$703 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wayne 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 Wayne 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.