Township government · McHenry County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Marengo Township took in $1.4 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%State tax money40%Fines and other0.4%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

40%

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

Township taxes59%

Property tax
59%$796 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$541 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$3 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs30%Social services1.5%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

68%

of Marengo 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
68%$929 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$929 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$417 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)$348 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$69 thousand
Social services
1.5%$20 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marengo Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Marengo 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.