Township government · Kane County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Plato Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes88%State tax money7.1%Fines and other5.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.1%

What stands out

88%

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

Township taxes88%

Property tax
88%$1.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$106 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Running the government and other costs27%Social services0.2%

What stands out

73%

of Plato 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
73%$877 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$877 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$330 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$273 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Social services
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plato 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 Plato 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.