Township government · Stephenson County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Freeport Township took in $1.2 million and spent $996 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes85%State tax money13%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

85%

of Freeport 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%$1.0 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$147 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Social services38%

What stands out

38%

of Freeport Township's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
62%$613 thousand
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)$503 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$110 thousand
Social services
38%$383 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$383 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Freeport 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 Freeport 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.