Township government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Calumet Township took in $1.6 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%State tax money20%Fines and other1.8%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

20%

of Calumet Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes78%

Property tax
78%$1.3 million

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$325 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs93%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Social services1.1%

What stands out

93%

of Calumet Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
93%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$751 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$314 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$70 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$70 thousand
Social services
1.1%$13 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Calumet 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 Calumet 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.