Township government · Cook County, IL

Oak Park Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Oak Park Township took in $5.7 million and spent $7.3 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 taxes93%State tax money4.5%Fines and other1.4%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

90%

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

Township taxes93%

Property tax
90%$5.2 million
Other taxes
2.9%$165 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$165 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$45 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$257 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Social services81%Running the government and other costs19%

What stands out

81%

of Oak Park 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
81%$5.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.9 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$384 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oak Park 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 Oak Park 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.