Township government · Mercer County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Eliza Township took in $186 thousand and spent $126 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%State tax money38%Fees for services (parks and recreation)4.3%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

38%

of Eliza Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes58%

Property tax
58%$107 thousand

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$70 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Roads, transit and parking42%Interest on debt6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%

What stands out

50%

of Eliza 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%

Running the government and other costs
50%$63 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
42%$53 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$53 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Eliza 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 Eliza 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.