Township government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Palos Township took in $1.9 million and spent $1.8 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 taxes88%State tax money7.7%Fines and other2.5%Fees for services2.2%

What stands out

88%

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

Township taxes88%

Property tax
88%$1.6 million

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$41 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$145 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Health and hospitals28%Roads, transit and parking23%

What stands out

28%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$854 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$385 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$286 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$123 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
Health and hospitals
28%$495 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$495 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$409 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$409 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Palos 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 Palos 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.