Township government · DeKalb County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Somonauk Township took in $369 thousand and spent $160 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes90%State tax money7.9%County and local tax money1.1%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

90%

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

Township taxes90%

Property tax

90%$333 thousand

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state

7.9%$29 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other

0.8%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs38%

What stands out

38%

of Somonauk 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

63%$100 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$100 thousand

Running the government and other costs

38%$60 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Other and not broken out$5 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Somonauk 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 Somonauk 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.