Township government · Lee County, IL

Willow Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Willow Creek Township took in $253 thousand and spent $265 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes90%State tax money6.3%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

90%

of Willow Creek Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes90%

Property tax
90%$228 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$16 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Running the government and other costs24%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

76%

of Willow Creek Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
76%$201 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$201 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$63 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Willow Creek Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Willow Creek 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.