Township government · Henry County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Burns Township took in $148 thousand and spent $149 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes96%State tax money2.7%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

96%

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

Township taxes96%

Property tax
96%$142 thousand

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$4 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs38%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

38%

of Burns 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%$91 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$91 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$57 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Burns Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Burns 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.