Township government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Lemont Township took in $2.5 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes84%State tax money9.4%Fees for services (transit fares)3.7%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

84%

of Lemont Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes84%

Property tax
84%$2.1 million

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$90 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and transit fares
  • Other service charges$78 thousand
  • Transit fares$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$231 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs69%Roads, transit and parking31%Social services0.2%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

69%

of Lemont Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
69%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$827 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$323 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$514 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$514 thousand
Social services
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lemont 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 Lemont 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.