Township government · Rock Island County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Blackhawk Township took in $931 thousand and spent $816 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money29%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

70%

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

Township taxes70%

Property tax
70%$650 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$268 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs63%Roads, transit and parking33%Social services4.4%

What stands out

63%

of Blackhawk 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
63%$514 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$311 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$190 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$266 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$266 thousand
Social services
4.4%$36 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blackhawk Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Blackhawk 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.