Township government · Whiteside County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Prophetstown Township took in $513 thousand and spent $409 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%Fines and other21%State tax money15%Fees for services2.1%

What stands out

21%

of Prophetstown Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes62%

Property tax
62%$318 thousand

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$77 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$107 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Roads, transit and parking39%Social services0.2%

What stands out

60%

of Prophetstown Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
60%$247 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other government-run businesses$106 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
39%$161 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$161 thousand
Social services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Prophetstown 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 Prophetstown 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.