Township government · DeKalb County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Franklin Township took in $535 thousand and spent $428 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%State tax money28%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services1.3%

What stands out

68%

of Franklin Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes68%

Property tax
68%$365 thousand

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$152 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs41%Sent to other local governments3.5%Interest on debt0.9%Social services0.7%

What stands out

41%

of Franklin 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
54%$231 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$231 thousand
Running the government and other costs
41%$175 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$103 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$46 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$15 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$4 thousand
Social services
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Franklin 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 Franklin 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.