Township government · Winnebago County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Seward Township took in $405 thousand and spent $330 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money39%Fines and other5.4%

What stands out

39%

of Seward Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes56%

Property tax
56%$226 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$157 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs34%Social services2.1%

What stands out

34%

of Seward 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%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$212 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$212 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$111 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$107 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Social services
2.1%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Seward 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 Seward 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.