Analysis: Income tax hike will cost Saline County residents $5M more this year

By Kyle Wahe

Jul 18, 2017

Saline County residents will pay an additional $4.97 million in state income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

LGIS used Illinois Department of Revenue data combined with a forecast by Senate Democrats to estimate how much additional tax will be paid in each Illinois ZIP code.

The following Saline County communities will pay the most: Harrisburg ($2.6 million total/$521 per person), Eldorado ($1.06 million/$462), Galatia ($457,641/$562) and Carrier Mills ($375,226/$407).

Retroactive to July 1, the higher rate – now 4.95 percent, up from 3.75 percent – will be withheld from employee paychecks over the last six months of 2017.

Before the hike, someone earning $50,000 paid $72 in state income tax per paycheck. They will now pay $95, or an additional $600 per year.

Senate Democrats estimate the tax hike will siphon $4.453 billion more this year from individual taxpayers. Businesses will pay another $1 billion.

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Top income tax-paying communities in Saline County

Which communities pay the highest income taxes in Saline County?

Ranking	ZIP	Communites	Average State Income Tax Increase	Total Returns filed by ZIP
1	62946	Harrisburg	$521	5,151
2	62930	Eldorado	$463	2,299
3	62935	Galatia	$562	814
4	62917	Carrier Mills	$407	923
5	62987	Stonefort	$487	458
6	62977	Raleigh	$527	284
7	62965	Muddy	$289	50

Sources: Illinois Department of Revenue; Blockshopper.com

How much more will your community pay?

With state income taxes increased to 4.95 percent from 3.75 percent, how much more will taxpayers in your community pay for state government?

Ranking	Communities	ZIP	Estimated State Income Tax Increase*
1	Harrisburg	62946	$2,684,089
2	Eldorado	62930	$1,064,280
3	Galatia	62935	$457,641
4	Carrier Mills	62917	$375,226
5	Stonefort	62987	$222,817
6	Raleigh	62977	$149,534
7	Muddy	62965	$14,455
	TOTAL		$4,968,042