Township government · Sangamon County, IL

Cotton Hill Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Cotton Hill Township took in $290 thousand and spent $310 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes91%State tax money6.2%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

91%

of Cotton Hill 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%$265 thousand

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$18 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking79%Running the government and other costs21%

What stands out

79%

of Cotton Hill Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
79%$245 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$245 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$65 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cotton Hill 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 Cotton Hill 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.