Township government · Stephenson County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Kent Township took in $462 thousand and spent $267 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money40%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

40%

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

Township taxes56%

Property tax

56%$259 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state

40%$183 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other

4.3%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs28%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

72%

of Kent 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

72%$192 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$192 thousand

Running the government and other costs

28%$74 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other government-run businesses

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Interest on debt

0.4%$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kent 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 Kent 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.