Township government · Effingham County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Bishop Township took in $298 thousand and spent $175 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes88%State tax money7.4%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

88%

of Bishop Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes88%

Property tax
88%$262 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$22 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs39%

What stands out

39%

of Bishop 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
61%$107 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$107 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$68 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bishop 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 Bishop 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.