Township government · Madison County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Edwardsville Township took in $2.2 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes85%State tax money8.3%County and local tax money4.3%Fines and other1.8%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

85%

of Edwardsville Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes85%

Property tax
85%$1.8 million

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$181 thousand

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$94 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs38%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Social services3.5%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

46%

of Edwardsville Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$748 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$748 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$621 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$381 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$205 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$213 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$213 thousand
Social services
3.5%$57 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$57 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Edwardsville 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 Edwardsville 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.