Township government · Lake County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Avon Township took in $2.3 million and spent $2.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes74%Federal tax money16%Fines and other4.9%State tax money4.0%Fees for services1.5%

What stands out

16%

of Avon Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people get none.

Township taxes74%

Property tax
74%$1.7 million

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$35 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
16%$360 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$93 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$114 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs33%Social services30%

What stands out

30%

of Avon Township's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$748 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$748 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$681 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$681 thousand
Social services
30%$608 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$608 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Avon Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Avon 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.