Township government · Jackson County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Elk Township took in $165 thousand and spent $169 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes80%Fines and other14%State tax money4.8%Fees for services (electric power)1.2%

What stands out

14%

of Elk Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes80%

Property tax
80%$132 thousand

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and electric power
  • Other service charges$1 thousand
  • Electric power$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$8 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Social services26%Roads, transit and parking14%

What stands out

26%

of Elk Township's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
60%$101 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Social services
26%$44 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$24 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elk 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 Elk 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.