Township government · Winnebago County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Rockford Township took in $7.4 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money43%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

43%

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

Township taxes55%

Property tax
55%$4.1 million

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$3.2 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$125 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking39%Social services19%

What stands out

19%

of Rockford 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
42%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$56 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
39%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Social services
19%$975 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$975 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rockford 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 Rockford 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.