Township government · McHenry County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Burton Township took in $374 thousand and spent $329 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes84%State tax money16%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

84%

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

Township taxes84%

Property tax
84%$313 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$60 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs44%Social services1.5%Sent to other local governments0.6%

What stands out

44%

of Burton 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
53%$176 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$176 thousand
Running the government and other costs
44%$146 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$128 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Social services
1.5%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$2 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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Burton 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 Burton 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.