Township government · LaSalle County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Allen Township took in $599 thousand and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%State tax money37%Fines and other0.8%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

37%

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

Township taxes62%

Property tax
59%$351 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$224 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking86%Running the government and other costs10%Sent to other local governments2.2%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

86%

of Allen Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
86%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$134 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$83 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$29 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$29 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Allen 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 Allen 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.