Township government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Rich Township took in $5.1 million and spent $4.7 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 taxes80%State tax money17%Fines and other2.6%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

17%

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

Township taxes80%

Property tax
80%$4.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money0.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.3%$15 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$846 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$132 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs76%Social services13%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

13%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
76%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$249 thousand
  • Government buildings$192 thousand
Social services
13%$591 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$591 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$519 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$519 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rich 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 Rich 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.