Township government · Lake County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Ela Township took in $4.5 million and spent $3.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes85%Fees for services (transit fares, parking)12%State tax money1.5%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

85%

of Ela Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes85%

Property tax
85%$3.8 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$548 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; transit fares and 2 more
  • Other service charges$495 thousand
  • Transit fares$22 thousand
  • Parking$20 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$67 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking29%Parks, recreation and libraries28%Housing and community development0.6%

What stands out

28%

of Ela Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$845 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$573 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$66 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
28%$973 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$973 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ela Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Ela 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.