Township government · St Clair County, IL

East St. Louis Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), East St. Louis Township took in $8.0 million and spent $9.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%Fines and other16%Township taxes8.3%Fees for services2.1%

What stands out

74%

of East St. Louis Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes8.3%

Property tax
8.3%$667 thousand

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$171 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$171 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$5.9 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals75%Running the government and other costs18%Social services6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

75%

of East St. Louis Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
75%$6.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.9 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$438 thousand
Social services
6.1%$559 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$559 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$126 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$126 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East St. Louis Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of East St. Louis 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.