Township government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Elk Grove Township took in $4.2 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes79%State tax money16%Fees for services (sewer)3.2%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

16%

of Elk Grove Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

Township taxes79%

Property tax
79%$3.3 million

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$134 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$101 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$647 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs81%Social services17%Roads, transit and parking1.7%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

17%

of Elk Grove Township's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
81%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$873 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
Social services
17%$493 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$493 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$51 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$51 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elk Grove 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 Elk 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.