Township government · Adams County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Columbus Township took in $191 thousand and spent $151 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes92%Fines and other8.4%

What stands out

92%

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

Township taxes92%

Property tax
92%$175 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs32%Social services0.7%

What stands out

32%

of Columbus 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%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$101 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$101 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$49 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
Social services
0.7%$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

Columbus 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 Columbus 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.