ZIP 62203 · East St. Louis, IL

Seven governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 62203: 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 62203?
62203 is served by the State of Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis School District 189, the City of East St. Louis, East St. Louis Township, Canteen Township and Centreville Township. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Illinois spent $119.6 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), St. Clair County spent $175 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), East St. Louis School District 189 spent $151 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), City of East St. Louis spent $46.8 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), East St. Louis Township spent $9.2 million (fiscal year ended March 31, 2022), Canteen Township spent $860 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2024) and Centreville Township spent $1.9 million (fiscal year ended March 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 62203?
Of the governments serving 62203, State of Illinois collected $73.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), St. Clair County collected $51.0 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), City of East St. Louis collected $12.4 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), East St. Louis School District 189 collected $10.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Centreville Township collected $826 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2025), East St. Louis Township collected $667 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2022) and Canteen Township collected $370 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 62203.

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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: St. Clair County, East St. Louis, East St. Louis Township and Canteen Township

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 62203

State of Illinois$73.3 million

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

St. Clair County$51.0 million

25% of its $204 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

City of East St. Louis$12.4 million

23% of its $54.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

East St. Louis School District 189$10.2 million

7.0% of its $147 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Centreville Township$826 thousand

50% of its $1.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2025

East St. Louis Township$667 thousand

8.3% of its $8.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Canteen Township$370 thousand

53% of its $691 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2024

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

St. Clair County

$175 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

Where the money comes from

State tax money27%County taxes26%Federal tax money19%Fees for services16%Fines and other9.7%Local tax money2.3%
Full St. Clair County breakdown

County taxes26%

Property tax
25%$51.0 million
Other taxes
1.1%$2.2 million

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$32.8 million

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$39.0 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$54.7 million

Local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.3%$4.7 million

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$15.5 million
Fines
2.2%$4.4 million
St. Clair County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Social services7.0%Housing and community development6.4%All other spending9.7%
Full St. Clair County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$70.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$46.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$17.2 million
Social services
7.0%$12.2 million
Housing and community development
6.4%$11.1 million
Health and hospitals
6.1%$10.7 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
1.7%$3.0 million
Pension contributions
1.4%$2.5 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.
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$789 thousand
St. Clair County page →

Your cities and towns

City of East St. Louis

$46.8 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 45% of this ZIP is in East St. Louis.

Where the money comes from

State tax money57%City taxes34%Federal tax money5.7%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services (sewer)0.7%

What stands out

57%

of East St. Louis' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

Full East St. Louis breakdown

City taxes34%

Property tax
23%$12.4 million
Other taxes
8.1%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.9 million
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.5%$1.4 million

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$373 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$373 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$3.1 million

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$30.5 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$1.8 million
East St. Louis page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking13%Housing and community development5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending1.5%
Full East St. Louis breakdown

What stands out

1.1%

of East St. Louis' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$19.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$10.0 million
  • Fire protection$9.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$273 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$16.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
Housing and community development
5.7%$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$858 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$539 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$502 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$502 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$222 thousand
East St. Louis page →

East St. Louis Township

$9.2 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended March 31, 2022. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 45% of this ZIP is in East St. Louis Township.

Where the money comes from

State tax money74%Fines and other16%Township taxes8.3%Fees for services2.1%

What stands out

74%

of East St. Louis Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Full East St. Louis Township breakdown

Township taxes8.3%

Property tax
8.3%$667 thousand

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$171 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$171 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$5.9 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$1.3 million
East St. Louis Township page →

Where the money goes

Health and hospitals75%Running the government and other costs18%Social services6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

75%

of East St. Louis Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full East St. Louis Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
75%$6.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.9 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.6 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)$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$438 thousand
Social services
6.1%$559 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$559 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$126 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$126 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
East St. Louis Township page →

Canteen Township

$860 thousand budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended March 31, 2024), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

About 35% of this ZIP is in Canteen Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money29%Federal tax money8.0%Fines and other7.6%Fees for services1.6%
Full Canteen Township breakdown

Township taxes53%

Property tax
53%$370 thousand

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$11 thousand

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$55 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$202 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$53 thousand
Canteen Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs66%Roads, transit and parking33%Social services1.0%Pension contributions<0.1%
Full Canteen Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
66%$565 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$286 thousand
Social services
1.0%$8 thousand
Pension contributions
<0.1%$553
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.
Canteen Township page →

Centreville Township

$1.9 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended March 31, 2025), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

About 19% of this ZIP is in Centreville Township.

Where the money comes from

State tax money50%Township taxes50%Fines and other0.3%
Full Centreville Township breakdown

Township taxes50%

Property tax
50%$826 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$837 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$5 thousand
Centreville Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Pension contributions33%Running the government and other costs20%Social services9.2%Debt payments (principal and interest)2.4%
Full Centreville Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$660 thousand
Pension contributions
33%$626 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.
Running the government and other costs
20%$379 thousand
Social services
9.2%$174 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
2.4%$45 thousand
Centreville Township page →

Your schools

East St. Louis School District 189

$151 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money90%School district taxes7.0%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money0.5%Fees for services (school lunches)0.1%

What stands out

90%

of East St. Louis School District 189's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

Full East St. Louis School District 189 breakdown

School district taxes7.0%

Property tax
7.0%$10.2 million

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$215 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$116 thousand
  • School lunches$99 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money90%

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

From the state
90%$132 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$789 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$4.0 million
East St. Louis School District 189 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges100%Interest on debt0.3%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

What stands out

100%

of East St. Louis School District 189's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 97%.

Full East St. Louis School District 189 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$151 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$151 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$382 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$84 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$84 thousand
East St. Louis School District 189 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.

St. Clair County. 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.

East St. Louis School District 189. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of East St. Louis. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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.

East St. Louis Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Canteen Township. Illinois Office of the Comptroller, Local Government Warehouse, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2024, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

Centreville 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.

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.