Township government · Ford County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Brenton Township took in $265 thousand and spent $186 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes80%State tax money11%Fines and other9.1%

What stands out

9.1%

of Brenton 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 taxes80%

Property tax

80%$212 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state

11%$29 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other

9.1%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%

What stands out

11%

of Brenton Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs

45%$83 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other government-run businesses and 1 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$72 thousand
Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Other and not broken out$1 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

44%$82 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$82 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

11%$21 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brenton 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 Brenton 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.