Township government · Knox County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Lynn Township took in $276 thousand and spent $297 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes93%Fines and other5.8%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

93%

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

Township taxes93%

Property tax
93%$256 thousand

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$4 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs74%Roads, transit and parking25%Social services0.7%

What stands out

74%

of Lynn 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%

Running the government and other costs
74%$221 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$216 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$74 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$74 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

Lynn 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 Lynn 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.