Township government · Sangamon County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ball Township took in $583 thousand and spent $452 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes90%State tax money8.7%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

90%

of Ball 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%$523 thousand

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$51 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs100%

What stands out

100%

of Ball 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%

Running the government and other costs
100%$452 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$269 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$180 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ball Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Ball 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.