Township government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Thornton Township took in $23.3 million and spent $25.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%Federal tax money24%State tax money5.1%Fees for services4.5%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

24%

of Thornton Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people get none.

Township taxes66%

Property tax
66%$15.4 million

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money24%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
24%$5.6 million

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$1.2 million

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Social services53%Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking1.2%Interest on debt0.3%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

53%

of Thornton Township's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
53%$13.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13.6 million
Running the government and other costs
45%$11.5 million
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)$6.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$319 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$319 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$83 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$42 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Thornton 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 Thornton 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.