Township government · Lake County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Wauconda Township took in $2.4 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes95%Fines and other2.7%State tax money2.2%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

95%

of Wauconda Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes95%

Property tax
95%$2.2 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$51 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs37%Social services4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%

What stands out

56%

of Wauconda 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%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
37%$917 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)$793 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$124 thousand
Social services
4.3%$107 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$107 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$79 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wauconda 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 Wauconda 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.