Township government · Macoupin County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Cahokia Township took in $382 thousand and spent $311 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Township taxes43%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

55%

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

Township taxes43%

Property tax
43%$165 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$209 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs19%Social services3.2%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

77%

of Cahokia Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
77%$241 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$241 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$59 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
Social services
3.2%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cahokia 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 Cahokia 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.