Township government · Coles County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Charleston Township took in $920 thousand and spent $776 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes81%State tax money15%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

81%

of Charleston Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes81%

Property tax
81%$744 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$136 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$18 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs38%Social services6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%

What stands out

53%

of Charleston Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$414 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$414 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$296 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$174 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$116 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Social services
6.1%$47 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$47 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Charleston 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 Charleston 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.