Township government · Sangamon County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2021), Capital Township took in $1.7 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%State tax money21%Federal tax money0.7%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

21%

of Capital Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

Township taxes78%

Property tax
78%$1.3 million

Federal tax money0.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.7%$12 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$350 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs68%Social services32%

What stands out

32%

of Capital Township's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
68%$838 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$528 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$159 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$151 thousand
Social services
32%$395 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$395 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Capital Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Capital 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.