Township government · Lawrence County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Bridgeport Township took in $231 thousand and spent $214 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes46%State tax money45%Fines and other9.1%

What stands out

45%

of Bridgeport Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes46%

Property tax
46%$106 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$104 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs37%Social services3.7%

What stands out

37%

of Bridgeport 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
59%$127 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$127 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$79 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$33 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Social services
3.7%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport 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.