Township government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Northfield Township took in $5.0 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes83%Fees for services (water)12%State tax money3.2%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

12%

of Northfield Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 4.5%.

Township taxes83%

Property tax
83%$4.2 million
Other taxes
0.4%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$596 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$463 thousand
  • Other service charges$133 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$159 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$107 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs27%Social services23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%Police, fire, courts and jails0.5%

What stands out

23%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$1.1 million
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)$767 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$310 thousand
Social services
23%$925 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$925 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$205 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$205 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Northfield 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 Northfield 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.