Township government · Henry County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Atkinson Township took in $307 thousand and spent $248 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money44%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)1.6%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

44%

of Atkinson Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes53%

Property tax
53%$163 thousand

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$136 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs40%Sent to other local governments1.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%

What stands out

40%

of Atkinson 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%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$142 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$142 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$100 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$4 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Atkinson 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 Atkinson 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.