ZIP 62899 · Songer Township, IL

Nine governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 62899: 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 62899?
62899 is served by the State of Illinois, Flora Community Unit School District 35, Clay County, Wayne County, Songer Township, Orchard Township, Xenia Township, Garden Hill Township and Wayne City Community Unit School District 100. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Illinois spent $119.6 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Flora Community Unit School District 35 spent $17.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Clay County spent $10.4 million (fiscal year ended November 30, 2024), Wayne County spent $15.6 million (fiscal year ended November 30, 2024), Songer Township spent $261 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2024), Orchard Township spent $131 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2025), Xenia Township spent $205 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2025), Garden Hill Township spent $99 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2022) and Wayne City Community Unit School District 100 spent $7.9 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 62899?
Of the governments serving 62899, State of Illinois collected $73.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Flora Community Unit School District 35 collected $4.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Clay County collected $3.6 million (fiscal year ended November 30, 2024), Wayne City Community Unit School District 100 collected $2.9 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Wayne County collected $1.6 million (fiscal year ended November 30, 2024), Xenia Township collected $90 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2025), Orchard Township collected $82 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2025), Songer Township collected $72 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2024) and Garden Hill Township collected $26 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2022) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 62899.

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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: Clay County, Wayne County, Songer Township and Orchard 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 62899

State of Illinois$73.3 million

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

Flora Community Unit School District 35$4.7 million

23% of its $20.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Clay County$3.6 million

29% of its $12.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended November 30, 2024

Wayne City Community Unit School District 100$2.9 million

39% of its $7.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Wayne County$1.6 million

10% of its $16.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended November 30, 2024

Xenia Township$90 thousand

61% of its $146 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2025

Orchard Township$82 thousand

65% of its $126 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2025

Songer Township$72 thousand

25% of its $292 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2024

Garden Hill Township$26 thousand

33% of its $80 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2022

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

Clay County

$10.4 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended November 30, 2024), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

About 59% of this ZIP is in Clay County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money56%County taxes30%Fines and other10%Local tax money3.6%Fees for services0.8%
Full Clay County breakdown

County taxes30%

Property tax
29%$3.6 million
Other taxes
0.2%$30 thousand

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$101 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$6.8 million

Local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.6%$443 thousand

Fines and other10%

Fines
5.4%$654 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.6%$567 thousand
Clay County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs30%Pension contributions1.8%Social services1.5%
Full Clay County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$3.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
33%$3.4 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$3.1 million
Pension contributions
1.8%$186 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.
Social services
1.5%$151 thousand
Clay County page →

Wayne County

$15.6 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended November 30, 2024), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

About 41% of this ZIP is in Wayne County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money58%County taxes19%Fees for services15%Fines and other8.1%
Full Wayne County breakdown

County taxes19%

Property tax
10%$1.6 million
Other taxes
8.4%$1.3 million

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$2.4 million

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$9.3 million

Fines and other8.1%

Fines
5.1%$823 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.0%$481 thousand
Wayne County page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals9.8%Pension contributions2.6%
Full Wayne County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$6.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$4.8 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.9 million
Health and hospitals
9.8%$1.5 million
Pension contributions
2.6%$405 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.
Wayne County page →

Your towns

Songer Township

$261 thousand budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended March 31, 2024), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

About 34% of this ZIP is in Songer Township.

Where the money comes from

State tax money63%Township taxes25%Fees for services11%Fines and other1.5%
Full Songer Township breakdown

Township taxes25%

Property tax
25%$72 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$31 thousand

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$185 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$5 thousand
Songer Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking81%Running the government and other costs14%Debt payments (principal and interest)4.7%Social services0.3%
Full Songer Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
81%$212 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$36 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
4.7%$12 thousand
Social services
0.3%$850
Songer Township page →

Orchard Township

$131 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended March 31, 2025), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

About 21% of this ZIP is in Orchard Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes65%State tax money31%Fines and other4.0%
Full Orchard Township breakdown

Township taxes65%

Property tax
65%$82 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$39 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$5 thousand
Orchard Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs56%Roads, transit and parking44%
Full Orchard Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
44%$58 thousand
Orchard Township page →

Xenia Township

$205 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended March 31, 2025), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

About 17% of this ZIP is in Xenia Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes61%State tax money30%Fines and other9.0%
Full Xenia Township breakdown

Township taxes61%

Property tax
61%$90 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$43 thousand

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$13 thousand
Xenia Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs54%Roads, transit and parking39%Debt payments (principal and interest)7.2%
Full Xenia Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$110 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
39%$81 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
7.2%$15 thousand
Xenia Township page →

Garden Hill Township

$99 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended March 31, 2022.

About 17% of this ZIP is in Garden Hill Township.

Where the money comes from

State tax money63%Township taxes33%Fines and other5.0%

What stands out

63%

of Garden Hill Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Full Garden Hill Township breakdown

Township taxes33%

Property tax
33%$26 thousand

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$50 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$4 thousand
Garden Hill Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs89%Roads, transit and parking11%

What stands out

89%

of Garden Hill 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 Garden Hill Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
89%$88 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$72 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Garden Hill Township page →

Your schools

Flora Community Unit School District 35

$17.7 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 71% of this ZIP is in Flora Community Unit School District 35.

Where the money comes from

State tax money70%School district taxes23%Fines and other6.2%Fees for services (school lunches)0.6%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

70%

of Flora Community Unit School District 35's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

Full Flora Community Unit School District 35 breakdown

School district taxes23%

Property tax
23%$4.7 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$119 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$109 thousand
  • School lunches$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$14.2 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$25 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$1.3 million
Flora Community Unit School District 35 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges94%Sent to other local governments5.0%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

5%

of Flora Community Unit School District 35's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Full Flora Community Unit School District 35 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$16.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$16.6 million
Sent to other local governments
5.0%$885 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$885 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$252 thousand
Flora Community Unit School District 35 page →

Wayne City Community Unit School District 100

$7.9 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 16% of this ZIP is in Wayne City Community Unit School District 100.

Where the money comes from

State tax money58%School district taxes39%Fines and other1.5%Federal tax money0.6%Fees for services (school lunches)0.6%
Full Wayne City Community Unit School District 100 breakdown

What stands out

39%

of Wayne City Community Unit School District 100's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes39%

Property tax
39%$2.9 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$46 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$41 thousand
  • School lunches$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$47 thousand

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$4.4 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$115 thousand
Wayne City Community Unit School District 100 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt2.8%Sent to other local governments2.2%
Full Wayne City Community Unit School District 100 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$7.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$7.5 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$221 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$172 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$172 thousand
Wayne City Community Unit School District 100 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
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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.

Flora Community Unit School District 35. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Clay 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, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021.

Wayne 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, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021.

Songer 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.

Orchard 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.

Xenia 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.

Garden Hill Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Wayne City Community Unit School District 100. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

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.