Township government · Sangamon County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Cooper Township took in $242 thousand and spent $259 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes79%Fines and other10%State tax money7.4%Fees for services2.9%

What stands out

10%

of Cooper 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 taxes79%

Property tax
79%$192 thousand

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$18 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs36%

What stands out

36%

of Cooper 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
64%$167 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$167 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$92 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$48 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cooper 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 Cooper 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.