Township government · LaSalle County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Ottawa Township took in $969 thousand and spent $833 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%State tax money34%County and local tax money2.3%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

34%

of Ottawa Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes63%

Property tax
63%$610 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$329 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$22 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$7 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs35%Social services1.0%

What stands out

64%

of Ottawa 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
64%$533 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$533 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$292 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$148 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$144 thousand
Social services
1.0%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ottawa 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 Ottawa 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.