County government · Williamson County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Williamson County took in $71.3 million and spent $67.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other51%County taxes29%State tax money14%Federal tax money5.8%

What stands out

35%

of Williamson County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes29%

Property tax
27%$19.0 million
Other taxes
2.2%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$4.1 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$10.2 million

Fines and other51%

Interest, rents and other
35%$25.2 million
Fines
16%$11.3 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Social services4.1%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

45%

of Williamson County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$30.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$30.4 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$21.6 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$17.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$12.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$8.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.0 million
Social services
4.1%$2.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.8 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$757 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Williamson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Williamson 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.