Township government · DuPage County, IL

Downers Grove Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Downers Grove Township took in $6.1 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes84%State tax money8.8%Fines and other6.6%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

84%

of Downers Grove Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 66%.

Township taxes84%

Property tax
84%$5.1 million

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$533 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$401 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs43%Social services1.8%

What stands out

55%

of Downers Grove Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people spends 7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
55%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
43%$2.1 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)$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$203 thousand
Social services
1.8%$89 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$89 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove 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.