ZIP 61108 · Rockford Township, IL

Six governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 61108: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Illinois governments, the Illinois Office of the Comptroller, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 61108?
61108 is served by the State of Illinois, Winnebago County, Rockford School District 205, Rockford Township, the City of Rockford and the Village of Cherry Valley. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Illinois spent $119.6 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Winnebago County spent $225 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2024), Rockford School District 205 spent $675 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Rockford Township spent $7.0 million (fiscal year ended March 31, 2025), City of Rockford spent $400 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024) and Village of Cherry Valley spent $9.6 million (fiscal year ended April 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 61108?
Of the governments serving 61108, Rockford School District 205 collected $157 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), State of Illinois collected $73.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), City of Rockford collected $65.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Winnebago County collected $44.1 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2024), Rockford Township collected $4.3 million (fiscal year ended March 31, 2025) and Village of Cherry Valley collected $93 thousand (fiscal year ended April 30, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 61108.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Winnebago County, Rockford Township, Rockford and Cherry Valley

Why not this year? Illinois governments with newer filings show figures from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller (for 2024 and 2025, each government's newest year on file). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 61108

Rockford School District 205$157 million

26% of its $613 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

State of Illinois$73.3 million

<0.1% of its $118.2 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

City of Rockford$65.7 million

14% of its $470 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Winnebago County$44.1 million

17% of its $258 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2024

Rockford Township$4.3 million

60% of its $7.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2025

Village of Cherry Valley$93 thousand

0.9% of its $10.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended April 30, 2025

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Winnebago County

$225 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended September 30, 2024), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

Where the money comes from

County taxes42%State tax money28%Fees for services11%Federal tax money9.1%Fines and other5.6%Local tax money4.1%
Full Winnebago County breakdown

County taxes42%

Sales tax
22%$57.5 million
Property tax
17%$44.1 million
Other taxes
2.7%$7.0 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$29.6 million

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$23.5 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$71.7 million

Local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.1%$10.5 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$11.6 million
Fines
1.1%$2.8 million
Winnebago County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals15%Social services7.9%Debt payments (principal and interest)5.4%All other spending4.5%
Full Winnebago County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$99.1 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$51.3 million
Health and hospitals
15%$34.5 million
Social services
7.9%$17.7 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
5.4%$12.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$7.8 million
Pension contributions
1.1%$2.4 million
Money paid out of the government's own pension fund (for example its IMRF or police and fire pension fund). Pension payments made from other funds are counted with the departments that pay them.
Winnebago County page →

Your cities and towns

Rockford Township

$7.0 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended March 31, 2025), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money28%Fines and other12%
Full Rockford Township breakdown

Township taxes60%

Property tax
60%$4.3 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$2.0 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$844 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$85
Rockford Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs37%Social services20%Pension contributions0.3%
Full Rockford Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$3.0 million
Running the government and other costs
37%$2.6 million
Social services
20%$1.4 million
Pension contributions
0.3%$24 thousand
Money paid out of the government's own pension fund (for example its IMRF or police and fire pension fund). Pension payments made from other funds are counted with the departments that pay them.
Rockford Township page →

City of Rockford

$400 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

About 68% of this ZIP is in Rockford.

Where the money comes from

City taxes28%County and local tax money22%State tax money21%Fees for services21%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other3.0%
Full Rockford breakdown

City taxes28%

Other taxes
14%$66.4 million
Property tax
14%$65.7 million

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$97.0 million

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$23.1 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$101 million

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$104 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$12.1 million
Fines
0.4%$2.0 million
Rockford page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.9%All other spending9.7%
Full Rockford breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$149 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$63.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$60.9 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$60.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.9%$27.7 million
Health and hospitals
5.5%$22.0 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
4.2%$16.7 million
Rockford page →

Village of Cherry Valley

$9.6 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended April 30, 2025), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

About 11% of this ZIP is in Cherry Valley.

Where the money comes from

Village taxes45%State tax money21%Fees for services20%Fines and other13%Federal tax money1.1%County and local tax money0.8%
Full Cherry Valley breakdown

Village taxes45%

Sales tax
37%$4.0 million
Other taxes
7.1%$764 thousand
Property tax
0.9%$93 thousand

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$2.1 million

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$115 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$2.3 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$82 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.1 million
Fines
2.0%$213 thousand
Cherry Valley page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.1%Debt payments (principal and interest)2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%
Full Cherry Valley breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$3.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.1%$874 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
2.9%$276 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$134 thousand
Cherry Valley page →

Your schools

Rockford School District 205

$675 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money71%School district taxes26%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money0.2%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.1%

What stands out

71%

of Rockford School District 205's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 55%.

Full Rockford School District 205 breakdown

School district taxes26%

Property tax
26%$157 million

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$888 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$547 thousand
  • Other school charges$218 thousand
  • School lunches$123 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$288 thousand

State tax money71%

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

From the state
71%$432 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$1.1 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$21.2 million
Rockford School District 205 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt0.8%Sent to other local governments0.7%
Full Rockford School District 205 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$665 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$665 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$5.7 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$4.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$4.6 million
Rockford School District 205 page →

Your state

State of Illinois

$119.6 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes57%Federal tax money30%Fines and other6.6%Fees for services (college tuition, tolls)5.2%Local tax money0.7%
Full Illinois breakdown

What stands out

11%

of Illinois' money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes57%

Individual income tax
19%$22.6 billion
Other taxes
14%$16.1 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 16 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.46 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.78 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.33 billion
  • Amusement taxes$1.44 billion
  • Public utility taxes$1.21 billion
  • Occupation and business licenses$853 million
  • Tobacco taxes$708 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$654 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$534 million
  • Corporation licenses$354 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$311 million
  • Driver's licenses$181 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$81.9 million
  • Amusement licenses$48.0 million
  • Public utility licenses$47.4 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$43.6 million
  • Other licenses$41.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
14%$16.0 billion
Business income tax
11%$12.7 billion
Property tax
<0.1%$73.3 million

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$6.16 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; tolls on roads and bridges and 8 more
  • College tuition$2.43 billion
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$1.51 billion
  • Hospital bills$1.35 billion
  • University housing and dining$770 million
  • Housing$41.6 million
  • Other service charges$21.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$20.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$19.6 million
  • Road charges$2.7 million
  • Other education charges$167 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$35.9 billion

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.7%$774 million

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$7.71 billion
Fines
<0.1%$99.4 million
Illinois page →

Where the money goes

Social services35%Sent to local governments28%Schools and colleges14%Running the government and other costs9.2%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

9.2%

of Illinois' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical state government spends 6%.

Full Illinois breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
35%$41.3 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$41.0 billion
  • Welfare institutions$212 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$57.0 million
  • Veterans' services$14.1 million
Sent to local governments
28%$33.9 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 21 more
  • Sent to school districts$15.0 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$9.03 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$4.30 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.79 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.06 billion
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$621 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$259 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$231 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$211 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$139 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$90.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$71.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$64.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$25.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$17.7 million
  • Sent to the federal government$17.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$7.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$6.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$3.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$407 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$384 thousand
Schools and colleges
14%$17.0 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; elementary and secondary schools and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$7.25 billion
  • Elementary and secondary schools$6.37 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.90 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.00 billion
  • Other education$493 million
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$11.0 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.78 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.53 billion
  • Government buildings$335 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$253 million
  • Other government administration$140 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$5.90 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$4.53 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.32 billion
  • Airports$50.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$3.74 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.89 billion
  • Courts and legal services$856 million
  • Police$720 million
  • Inspections and regulation$241 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$33.4 million
Health and hospitals
2.7%$3.24 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$1.74 billion
  • Hospitals$1.50 billion
Interest on debt
2.1%$2.49 billion
Housing and community development
0.4%$435 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$379 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$379 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$125 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$123 million
  • Libraries$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$65.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Electric power$51.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$13.4 million
  • Sewer systems$196 thousand
Illinois page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Illinois. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Winnebago County. Illinois Office of the Comptroller, Local Government Warehouse, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2024, fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

Rockford School District 205. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Rockford Township. Illinois Office of the Comptroller, Local Government Warehouse, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

City of Rockford. Illinois Office of the Comptroller, Local Government Warehouse, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Village of Cherry Valley. Illinois Office of the Comptroller, Local Government Warehouse, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended April 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the Annual Financial Report figures that an Illinois government filed with the Illinois Office of the Comptroller, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. The report covers the government's general, special revenue, capital projects, debt service and enterprise funds (utilities, hospitals, airports and the like) and its component units. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, internal service funds, depreciation and fiduciary funds (pensions, trusts and money held for other governments, such as property tax collected for them) are not counted. The Comptroller publishes the reports as the governments filed them; they are self-reported and are not audited by the Comptroller.

Debt payments. Illinois' report lists the principal and interest a government paid on its debt, so the "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest. The Census figures leave principal out, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same government.

Employee benefits are not a separate line here: Illinois' report sorts spending by the service it pays for, so salaries and benefits sit inside each service. Construction and equipment costs the report lists as capital outlay, rather than under a service, are counted in "Running the government and other costs." Hospital and health plan spending is counted under health. Pension contributions are shown separately when the government pays them through its own pension fund; contributions paid from other funds stay in those departments.

Federal and state money. Grants are grouped by the source the report names (federal, state or other governments). Shared state taxes, such as the local share of the state income tax and motor fuel tax, are state money. Medicaid payments to a county hospital or health plan are listed in the filing as federal health care grants, so they are shown as federal money even though they pass through the State. The Census may file federal money that arrives through the state under state aid, so the federal and state shares on the two versions can differ. Fiscal years end in different months, so the year shown is each government's own.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.