Township government · LaSalle County, IL

South Ottawa Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Ottawa Township took in $616 thousand and spent $440 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes88%State tax money7.3%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

88%

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

Township taxes88%

Property tax
88%$542 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$45 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs44%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

44%

of South Ottawa 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
55%$241 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$241 thousand
Running the government and other costs
44%$194 thousand
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)$183 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Ottawa Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of South Ottawa 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.