Township government · Will County, IL

New Lenox Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), New Lenox Township took in $3.9 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes83%Fees for services (housing)7.5%State tax money5.5%Fines and other4.5%

What stands out

83%

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

Township taxes83%

Property tax
83%$3.2 million

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$293 thousand
What's in fees for servicesHousing and other service charges
  • Housing$250 thousand
  • Other service charges$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$215 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$113 thousand
Fines
1.6%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs34%Interest on debt5.1%Housing and community development4.5%Social services0.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

55%

of New Lenox Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
55%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$764 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$225 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$53 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$164 thousand
Housing and community development
4.5%$143 thousand
Social services
0.9%$29 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$29 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

New Lenox 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 New Lenox 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.