Township government · Stephenson County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Dakota Township took in $302 thousand and spent $177 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Township taxes37%Fines and other23%

What stands out

23%

of Dakota Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes37%

Property tax

37%$111 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state

40%$122 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other

23%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs33%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

33%

of Dakota 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%$116 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$116 thousand

Running the government and other costs

33%$59 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand

Interest on debt

1.1%$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dakota Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Dakota 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.