Township government · Fayette County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Carson Township took in $55 thousand and spent $81 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes71%State tax money24%Fines and other5.5%

What stands out

71%

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

Township taxes71%

Property tax

71%$39 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state

24%$13 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other

5.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking80%Running the government and other costs19%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

80%

of Carson 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

80%$65 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$65 thousand

Running the government and other costs

19%$15 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand

Interest on debt

1.2%$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carson 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 Carson 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.