County government · Woodford County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Woodford County took in $27.1 million and spent $24.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%County taxes22%Fees for services16%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money1.9%

What stands out

55%

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

County taxes22%

Property tax
18%$4.9 million
Other taxes
4.0%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$509 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$14.9 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals6.5%Social services0.3%

What stands out

42%

of Woodford County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$10.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$460 thousand
  • Government buildings$229 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Health and hospitals
6.5%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Social services
0.3%$70 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$70 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Woodford County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Woodford 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.