Township government · McHenry County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Alden Township took in $337 thousand and spent $321 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes92%State tax money6.2%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

91%

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

Township taxes92%

Property tax
91%$308 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$21 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$5 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs41%Social services0.3%

What stands out

41%

of Alden 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%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$189 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$189 thousand
Running the government and other costs
41%$131 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$125 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Social services
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alden 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 Alden 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.