Township government · Macon County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Austin Township took in $3.7 million and spent $554 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other86%State tax money7.8%Township taxes6.2%

What stands out

86%

of Austin 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 taxes6.2%

Property tax
6.2%$232 thousand

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$291 thousand

Fines and other86%

Interest, rents and other
86%$3.2 million

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs78%Roads, transit and parking22%Interest on debt0.4%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
78%$430 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$422 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$122 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$122 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Austin 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.

What this covers. The money of Austin 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.