Township government · DeKalb County, IL

Afton Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Afton Township took in $568 thousand and spent $359 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money27%Fees for services1.6%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

70%

of Afton Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes70%

Property tax
70%$398 thousand

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$153 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs31%Interest on debt3.9%Social services0.6%

What stands out

3.9%

of Afton Township's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$230 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$230 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$113 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$84 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$14 thousand
Social services
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Afton 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.

What this covers. The money of Afton Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.