ZIP 61520 · Canton Township, IL

Eight governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 61520: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Illinois governments, the Illinois Office of the Comptroller, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 61520?
61520 is served by the State of Illinois, Fulton County, Canton School District 66, Canton Township, Buckheart Township, Orion Township, Banner Township and Joshua Township. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Illinois spent $119.6 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Fulton County spent $32.4 million (fiscal year ended November 30, 2024), Canton School District 66 spent $36.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Canton Township spent $1.4 million (fiscal year ended March 31, 2025), Buckheart Township spent $176 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2022), Orion Township spent $227 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2025), Banner Township spent $274 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2025) and Joshua Township spent $102 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 61520?
Of the governments serving 61520, State of Illinois collected $73.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Canton School District 66 collected $9.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Fulton County collected $8.0 million (fiscal year ended November 30, 2024), Canton Township collected $830 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2025), Orion Township collected $170 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2025), Buckheart Township collected $136 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2022), Joshua Township collected $96 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2024) and Banner Township collected $49 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 61520.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Fulton County, Canton Township, Buckheart Township and Orion Township

Why not this year? Illinois governments with newer filings show figures from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller (for 2024 and 2025, each government's newest year on file). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 61520

State of Illinois$73.3 million

<0.1% of its $118.2 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Canton School District 66$9.4 million

23% of its $40.4 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Fulton County$8.0 million

24% of its $33.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended November 30, 2024

Canton Township$830 thousand

75% of its $1.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2025

Orion Township$170 thousand

65% of its $261 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2025

Buckheart Township$136 thousand

37% of its $371 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Joshua Township$96 thousand

48% of its $201 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2024

Banner Township$49 thousand

9.7% of its $506 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2025

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Fulton County

$32.4 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended November 30, 2024), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

Where the money comes from

State tax money32%County taxes24%Fees for services21%Fines and other18%Federal tax money5.3%
Full Fulton County breakdown

County taxes24%

Property tax
24%$8.0 million
Other taxes
0.5%$182 thousand

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$7.1 million

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$1.8 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$10.7 million

Fines and other18%

Fines
10%$3.5 million
Interest, rents and other
7.3%$2.5 million
Fulton County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs32%Health and hospitals30%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Pension contributions1.9%All other spending1.1%
Full Fulton County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$10.2 million
Health and hospitals
30%$9.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$9.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$2.1 million
Pension contributions
1.9%$616 thousand
Money paid out of the government's own pension fund (for example its IMRF or police and fire pension fund). Pension payments made from other funds are counted with the departments that pay them.
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$208 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
0.5%$154 thousand
Fulton County page →

Your towns

Canton Township

$1.4 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended March 31, 2025), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

About 22% of this ZIP is in Canton Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes75%State tax money21%Fines and other4.1%
Full Canton Township breakdown

Township taxes75%

Property tax
75%$830 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$231 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$45 thousand
Canton Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs62%Roads, transit and parking31%Pension contributions2.8%Debt payments (principal and interest)2.2%Social services1.4%
Full Canton Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
62%$859 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$433 thousand
Pension contributions
2.8%$38 thousand
Money paid out of the government's own pension fund (for example its IMRF or police and fire pension fund). Pension payments made from other funds are counted with the departments that pay them.
Debt payments (principal and interest)
2.2%$30 thousand
Social services
1.4%$20 thousand
Canton Township page →

Buckheart Township

$176 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended March 31, 2022. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 20% of this ZIP is in Buckheart Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes37%State tax money36%Fines and other27%
Full Buckheart Township breakdown

What stands out

27%

of Buckheart Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes37%

Property tax
37%$136 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$133 thousand

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
27%$102 thousand
Buckheart Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs45%Social services1.7%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

45%

of Buckheart Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Full Buckheart Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$93 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$93 thousand
Running the government and other costs
45%$79 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other government-run businesses
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$26 thousand
Social services
1.7%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$1 thousand
Buckheart Township page →

Orion Township

$227 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended March 31, 2025), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

About 19% of this ZIP is in Orion Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes65%State tax money22%Fines and other13%
Full Orion Township breakdown

Township taxes65%

Property tax
65%$170 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$56 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$35 thousand
Orion Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking38%Debt payments (principal and interest)21%Social services0.3%
Full Orion Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$92 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$85 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
21%$49 thousand
Social services
0.3%$600
Orion Township page →

Banner Township

$274 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended March 31, 2025), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

About 19% of this ZIP is in Banner Township.

Where the money comes from

State tax money88%Township taxes9.7%Fines and other2.7%Fees for services0.1%
Full Banner Township breakdown

Township taxes9.7%

Property tax
9.7%$49 thousand

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$600

State tax money88%

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

From the state
88%$443 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$13 thousand
Banner Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs39%
Full Banner Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$167 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$107 thousand
Banner Township page →

Joshua Township

$102 thousand budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended March 31, 2024), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

About 15% of this ZIP is in Joshua Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes48%State tax money46%Fines and other5.8%
Full Joshua Township breakdown

Township taxes48%

Property tax
48%$96 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$94 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$12 thousand
Joshua Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs61%Roads, transit and parking38%Social services0.9%
Full Joshua Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
61%$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$39 thousand
Social services
0.9%$885
Joshua Township page →

Your schools

Canton School District 66

$36.3 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 79% of this ZIP is in Canton School District 66.

Where the money comes from

State tax money68%School district taxes23%Fines and other6.8%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.0%County and local tax money0.9%Federal tax money<0.1%
Full Canton School District 66 breakdown

What stands out

6.8%

of Canton School District 66's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 3.2%.

School district taxes23%

Property tax
23%$9.4 million

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$417 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$379 thousand
  • School lunches$24 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$37 thousand

State tax money68%

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

From the state
68%$27.4 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$365 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$2.7 million
Canton School District 66 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments4.1%Interest on debt1.2%
Full Canton School District 66 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$34.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$34.4 million
Sent to other local governments
4.1%$1.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$424 thousand
Canton School District 66 page →

Your state

State of Illinois

$119.6 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes57%Federal tax money30%Fines and other6.6%Fees for services (college tuition, tolls)5.2%Local tax money0.7%
Full Illinois breakdown

What stands out

11%

of Illinois' money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes57%

Individual income tax
19%$22.6 billion
Other taxes
14%$16.1 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 16 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.46 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.78 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.33 billion
  • Amusement taxes$1.44 billion
  • Public utility taxes$1.21 billion
  • Occupation and business licenses$853 million
  • Tobacco taxes$708 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$654 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$534 million
  • Corporation licenses$354 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$311 million
  • Driver's licenses$181 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$81.9 million
  • Amusement licenses$48.0 million
  • Public utility licenses$47.4 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$43.6 million
  • Other licenses$41.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
14%$16.0 billion
Business income tax
11%$12.7 billion
Property tax
<0.1%$73.3 million

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$6.16 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; tolls on roads and bridges and 8 more
  • College tuition$2.43 billion
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$1.51 billion
  • Hospital bills$1.35 billion
  • University housing and dining$770 million
  • Housing$41.6 million
  • Other service charges$21.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$20.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$19.6 million
  • Road charges$2.7 million
  • Other education charges$167 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$35.9 billion

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.7%$774 million

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$7.71 billion
Fines
<0.1%$99.4 million
Illinois page →

Where the money goes

Social services35%Sent to local governments28%Schools and colleges14%Running the government and other costs9.2%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

9.2%

of Illinois' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical state government spends 6%.

Full Illinois breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
35%$41.3 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$41.0 billion
  • Welfare institutions$212 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$57.0 million
  • Veterans' services$14.1 million
Sent to local governments
28%$33.9 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 21 more
  • Sent to school districts$15.0 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$9.03 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$4.30 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.79 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.06 billion
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$621 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$259 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$231 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$211 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$139 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$90.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$71.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$64.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$25.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$17.7 million
  • Sent to the federal government$17.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$7.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$6.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$3.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$407 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$384 thousand
Schools and colleges
14%$17.0 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; elementary and secondary schools and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$7.25 billion
  • Elementary and secondary schools$6.37 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.90 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.00 billion
  • Other education$493 million
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$11.0 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.78 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.53 billion
  • Government buildings$335 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$253 million
  • Other government administration$140 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$5.90 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$4.53 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.32 billion
  • Airports$50.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$3.74 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.89 billion
  • Courts and legal services$856 million
  • Police$720 million
  • Inspections and regulation$241 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$33.4 million
Health and hospitals
2.7%$3.24 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$1.74 billion
  • Hospitals$1.50 billion
Interest on debt
2.1%$2.49 billion
Housing and community development
0.4%$435 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$379 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$379 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$125 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$123 million
  • Libraries$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$65.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Electric power$51.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$13.4 million
  • Sewer systems$196 thousand
Illinois page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Illinois. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Fulton County. Illinois Office of the Comptroller, Local Government Warehouse, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2024, fiscal year ended November 30, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021.

Canton School District 66. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Canton Township. Illinois Office of the Comptroller, Local Government Warehouse, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

Buckheart Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Orion Township. Illinois Office of the Comptroller, Local Government Warehouse, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

Banner Township. Illinois Office of the Comptroller, Local Government Warehouse, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

Joshua Township. Illinois Office of the Comptroller, Local Government Warehouse, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2024, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the Annual Financial Report figures that an Illinois government filed with the Illinois Office of the Comptroller, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. The report covers the government's general, special revenue, capital projects, debt service and enterprise funds (utilities, hospitals, airports and the like) and its component units. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, internal service funds, depreciation and fiduciary funds (pensions, trusts and money held for other governments, such as property tax collected for them) are not counted. The Comptroller publishes the reports as the governments filed them; they are self-reported and are not audited by the Comptroller.

Debt payments. Illinois' report lists the principal and interest a government paid on its debt, so the "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest. The Census figures leave principal out, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same government.

Employee benefits are not a separate line here: Illinois' report sorts spending by the service it pays for, so salaries and benefits sit inside each service. Construction and equipment costs the report lists as capital outlay, rather than under a service, are counted in "Running the government and other costs." Hospital and health plan spending is counted under health. Pension contributions are shown separately when the government pays them through its own pension fund; contributions paid from other funds stay in those departments.

Federal and state money. Grants are grouped by the source the report names (federal, state or other governments). Shared state taxes, such as the local share of the state income tax and motor fuel tax, are state money. Medicaid payments to a county hospital or health plan are listed in the filing as federal health care grants, so they are shown as federal money even though they pass through the State. The Census may file federal money that arrives through the state under state aid, so the federal and state shares on the two versions can differ. Fiscal years end in different months, so the year shown is each government's own.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.