Township government · Macoupin County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Bird Township took in $130 thousand and spent $122 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes85%Fines and other12%State tax money2.3%

What stands out

12%

of Bird 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 taxes85%

Property tax
85%$111 thousand

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$3 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking86%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

86%

of Bird Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
86%$105 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$105 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$16 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bird 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 Bird 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.