Township government · Madison County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Chouteau Township took in $2.0 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes76%State tax money15%Fines and other9.0%

What stands out

9%

of Chouteau 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 taxes76%

Property tax
76%$1.5 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$305 thousand

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$183 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs72%Roads, transit and parking27%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

72%

of Chouteau Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
72%$923 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$589 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$225 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$109 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$347 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$347 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chouteau 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 Chouteau 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.