Township government · Lee County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Alto Township took in $177 thousand and spent $169 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes85%State tax money10%County and local tax money2.8%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

85%

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

Township taxes85%

Property tax
85%$151 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$18 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$5 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs34%

What stands out

34%

of Alto 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
66%$112 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$112 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$57 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alto 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 Alto 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.