Township government · Vermilion County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Butler Township took in $393 thousand and spent $302 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%State tax money17%Fines and other4.8%

What stands out

78%

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

Township taxes78%

Property tax
78%$306 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$68 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs48%

What stands out

48%

of Butler 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
52%$157 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$157 thousand
Running the government and other costs
48%$145 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$62 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Butler 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 Butler 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.