Township government · Lake County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Zion Township took in $1.8 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%State tax money47%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

47%

of Zion 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 taxes51%

Property tax
51%$941 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$870 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Social services61%Running the government and other costs39%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

61%

of Zion Township's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
61%$1.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
39%$664 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings and other and not broken out
  • Government buildings$587 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$77 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Zion Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Zion 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.