Township government · Saline County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Cottage Township took in $165 thousand and spent $112 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%Fines and other43%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

43%

of Cottage 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 taxes56%

Property tax
56%$92 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other43%

Interest, rents and other
43%$71 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs48%

What stands out

48%

of Cottage 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
52%$58 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$58 thousand
Running the government and other costs
48%$54 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cottage 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 Cottage 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.