Township government · Knox County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Cedar Township took in $283 thousand and spent $208 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%Fines and other22%State tax money12%

What stands out

22%

of Cedar Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes66%

Property tax
66%$186 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$34 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs28%Social services0.5%

What stands out

71%

of Cedar 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
71%$148 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$148 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$59 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Social services
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cedar 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 Cedar 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.