Township government · Sangamon County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2024), Chatham Township took in $1.2 million and spent $824 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes91%State tax money4.7%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

91%

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

Township taxes91%

Property tax
91%$1.1 million

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$54 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs39%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%Social services0.5%

What stands out

6.3%

of Chatham Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$448 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$448 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$320 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$227 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$86 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand
Social services
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chatham Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Chatham 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.