Township government · McHenry County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Riley Township took in $503 thousand and spent $425 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes92%Fines and other5.2%State tax money2.8%

What stands out

92%

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

Township taxes92%

Property tax
92%$461 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$14 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$25 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs72%Roads, transit and parking26%Social services2.8%

What stands out

72%

of Riley 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
72%$304 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$148 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$132 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$109 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$109 thousand
Social services
2.8%$12 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Riley 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 Riley 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.