Township government · Stephenson County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Erin Township took in $291 thousand and spent $296 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%State tax money40%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

40%

of Erin Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes57%

Property tax
57%$166 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$115 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs22%Social services0.7%

What stands out

77%

of Erin Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
77%$229 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$229 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$65 thousand
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$45 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Social services
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Erin 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 Erin 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.