Township government · Macoupin County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Dorchester Township took in $252 thousand and spent $180 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes85%State tax money12%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

85%

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

Township taxes85%

Property tax
85%$215 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$29 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs40%Social services0.6%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

40%

of Dorchester 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
59%$106 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$106 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$72 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$69 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Social services
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dorchester 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 Dorchester 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.