Township government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Lyons Township took in $7.3 million and spent $7.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes92%State tax money7.7%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

92%

of Lyons Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 66%.

Township taxes92%

Property tax

92%$6.7 million

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state

7.7%$562 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other

0.7%$52 thousand

Fines

<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Social services56%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails1.2%

What stands out

56%

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

Spending by category100%

Social services

56%$4.1 million

What's in social servicesOther public welfare

Other public welfare$4.1 million

Running the government and other costs

35%$2.6 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million

Roads, transit and parking

7.5%$548 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$548 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

1.2%$86 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice

Police$86 thousand

Interest on debt

<0.1%$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lyons Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Lyons 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.