Township government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Wheeling Township took in $3.5 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes83%State tax money9.2%Fines and other7.3%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

83%

of Wheeling Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 66%.

Township taxes83%

Property tax
83%$2.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$324 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$256 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs89%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Social services5.0%

What stands out

89%

of Wheeling Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
89%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$173 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$173 thousand
Social services
5.0%$149 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$149 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wheeling 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 Wheeling 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.