Township government · Whiteside County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sterling Township took in $2.5 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%State tax money24%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.4%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

24%

of Sterling Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes69%

Property tax
69%$1.7 million

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$84 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$52 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$612 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$71 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Roads, transit and parking37%Social services7.6%

What stands out

37%

of Sterling Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$412 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$323 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$154 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$153 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$688 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$688 thousand
Social services
7.6%$142 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$142 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sterling 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 Sterling 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.