Elgin, IL vs Joliet, IL
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Joliet spends 23.8% more per capita than Elgin ($4,445/person difference). Elgin, IL has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 58/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
58/100
Budget Balance20
Debt Burden76
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency96
Revenue Diversity34
Trend Direction50
D
40/100
Budget Balance37
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency69
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Elgin
Joliet
Total Spending
$1.6B
$2.8B
Spending / Capita
$14,229
$18,675
Total Revenue
$603.5M
$2.0B
Revenue / Capita
$5,285
$13,072
Total Debt
$70.4M
$639.9M
Debt / Capita
$617
$4,260
Population
114,190
150,221
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Elgin$222
Joliet$208
Highways & Roads
Elgin$116
Joliet$165
Parks & Recreation
Elgin$1,641
Joliet$459
Education
Elgin$53
Joliet$0
Health
Elgin$0
Joliet$450
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
ElginJoliet
| Sales Tax | $754 | $323 |
| Income Tax | $651 | $1,006 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,170 | $12,066 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,267 | $2,156 |
| Other | $1,754 | $3,429 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
ElginJoliet
| Fire Protection | $222 | $208 |
| Highways & Roads | $116 | $165 |
| Education | $53 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $718 | $2,118 |
| Health | $0 | $450 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $485 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,641 | $459 |
| Housing | $4,472 | $3,292 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $94 |
| Utilities | $2,850 | $3,400 |
| Other | $4,159 | $8,005 |
C
Elgin, IL
Fiscal Health Score: 58/100
Average fiscal health
D
Joliet, IL
Fiscal Health Score: 40/100
Below average fiscal health