Township government · Kane County, IL

St. Charles Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), St. Charles Township took in $4.8 million and spent $23.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Township taxes79%Fines and other11%State tax money9.8%

Township taxes79%

Property tax
73%$3.5 million
Other taxes
6.1%$296 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$288 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$475 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$524 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking90%Running the government and other costs6.3%Social services3.8%

What stands out

90%

of St. Charles Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people spends 7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
90%$21.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21.4 million
Running the government and other costs
6.3%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$996 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$478 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
Social services
3.8%$914 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$914 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Charles Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of St. Charles 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.