Township government · Moultrie County, IL

East Nelson Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), East Nelson Township took in $291 thousand and spent $343 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes95%State tax money2.1%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

95%

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

Township taxes95%

Property tax

95%$276 thousand

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state

2.1%$6 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.0%$3 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other

2.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs33%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

33%

of East Nelson 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

66%$226 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$226 thousand

Running the government and other costs

33%$114 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
Other and not broken out$26 thousand
Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Interest on debt

0.9%$3 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Nelson 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 East Nelson 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.