Township government · Will County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Plainfield Township took in $3.7 million and spent $3.4 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 taxes68%State tax money28%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services0.9%

What stands out

28%

of Plainfield Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

Township taxes68%

Property tax
68%$2.5 million

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$34 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$1.0 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$108 thousand
Fines
0.6%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs64%Roads, transit and parking36%

What stands out

36%

of Plainfield Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people spends 7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
64%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$881 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$161 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$122 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
36%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plainfield 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 Plainfield 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.