ZIP 62236 · Columbia, IL

Seven governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 62236: 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 62236?
62236 is served by the State of Illinois, Monroe County, Columbia Community Unit School District 4, St. Clair County, the City of Columbia, Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 and Sugar Loaf Township. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Illinois spent $119.6 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Monroe County spent $44.9 million (fiscal year ended November 30, 2024), Columbia Community Unit School District 4 spent $32.0 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), St. Clair County spent $175 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), City of Columbia spent $17.6 million (fiscal year ended April 30, 2025), Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 spent $45.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Sugar Loaf Township spent $1.0 million (fiscal year ended March 31, 2022). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 62236?
Of the governments serving 62236, 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), Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 collected $24.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Columbia Community Unit School District 4 collected $18.0 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Monroe County collected $9.0 million (fiscal year ended November 30, 2024), City of Columbia collected $2.6 million (fiscal year ended April 30, 2025) and Sugar Loaf Township collected $486 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2022) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 62236.

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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: Monroe County, St. Clair County, Columbia and Sugar Loaf 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 62236

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

Waterloo Community Unit School District 5$24.4 million

64% of its $38.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Columbia Community Unit School District 4$18.0 million

66% of its $27.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Monroe County$9.0 million

20% of its $46.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended November 30, 2024

City of Columbia$2.6 million

14% of its $19.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended April 30, 2025

Sugar Loaf Township$486 thousand

52% of its $932 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

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 counties

Monroe County

$44.9 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended November 30, 2024), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

About 82% of this ZIP is in Monroe County.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services43%County taxes24%State tax money17%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other6.7%Local tax money1.7%
Full Monroe County breakdown

County taxes24%

Property tax
20%$9.0 million
Other taxes
3.9%$1.8 million

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$20.0 million

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$3.5 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$7.9 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$797 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$2.4 million
Fines
1.5%$704 thousand
Monroe County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs43%Health and hospitals29%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Debt payments (principal and interest)2.2%
Full Monroe County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$19.4 million
Health and hospitals
29%$13.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$7.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$3.9 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
2.2%$997 thousand
Monroe County page →

St. Clair County

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

About 18% of this ZIP is in St. Clair County.

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 Columbia

$17.6 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended April 30, 2025), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

About 17% of this ZIP is in Columbia.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services35%State tax money29%City taxes20%Fines and other15%
Full Columbia breakdown

City taxes20%

Property tax
14%$2.6 million
Other taxes
6.5%$1.3 million

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$6.8 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$5.6 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
13%$2.5 million
Fines
2.0%$380 thousand
Columbia page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Debt payments (principal and interest)2.9%
Full Columbia breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$6.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$4.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$788 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
2.9%$519 thousand
Columbia page →

Sugar Loaf Township

$1.0 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended March 31, 2022. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 12% of this ZIP is in Sugar Loaf Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)28%State tax money20%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

28%

of Sugar Loaf Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Full Sugar Loaf Township breakdown

Township taxes52%

Property tax
52%$486 thousand

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$260 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$256 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$184 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand
Sugar Loaf Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs92%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%

What stands out

92%

of Sugar Loaf Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Full Sugar Loaf Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
92%$918 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$652 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$266 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$47 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$47 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$14 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$14 thousand
Sugar Loaf Township page →

Your schools

Columbia Community Unit School District 4

$32.0 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 74% of this ZIP is in Columbia Community Unit School District 4.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes66%State tax money22%County and local tax money4.8%Fines and other4.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.2%
Full Columbia Community Unit School District 4 breakdown

What stands out

66%

of Columbia Community Unit School District 4's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes66%

Property tax
66%$18.0 million

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$864 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$506 thousand
  • Other school charges$351 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$5.9 million

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$1.3 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$1.3 million
Columbia Community Unit School District 4 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments2.5%Interest on debt0.9%
Full Columbia Community Unit School District 4 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$30.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$30.9 million
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$812 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$812 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$286 thousand
Columbia Community Unit School District 4 page →

Waterloo Community Unit School District 5

$45.5 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 16% of this ZIP is in Waterloo Community Unit School District 5.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes64%State tax money23%County and local tax money5.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.8%Fines and other3.8%
Full Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 breakdown

What stands out

64%

of Waterloo Community Unit School District 5's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes64%

Property tax
64%$24.4 million

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$746 thousand
  • Other school charges$680 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$9.0 million

County and local tax money5.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.4%$2.1 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$1.4 million
Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt3.4%Sent to other local governments3.0%
Full Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$42.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$42.6 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$1.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.3 million
Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 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.

Monroe County. Illinois Office of the Comptroller, Local Government Warehouse, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2024, fiscal year ended November 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 November 30, 2023.

Columbia Community Unit School District 4. 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.

City of Columbia. 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.

Waterloo Community Unit School District 5. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Sugar Loaf 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.

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.