Township government · LaSalle County, IL

Otter Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Otter Creek Township took in $383 thousand and spent $430 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%State tax money27%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

69%

of Otter Creek Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes69%

Property tax
69%$265 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$105 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs23%

What stands out

77%

of Otter Creek 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
77%$332 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$332 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$98 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$90 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Otter Creek 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 Otter Creek 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.