Township government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Bloom Township took in $10.3 million and spent $7.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other52%Township taxes46%Fees for services1.4%

What stands out

52%

of Bloom Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 3%.

Township taxes46%

Property tax
36%$3.7 million
Other taxes
9.7%$993 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$993 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$149 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other52%

Interest, rents and other
52%$5.4 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking32%Social services17%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

17%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
32%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Social services
17%$1.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$706 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$706 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bloom Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Bloom 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.