Township government · Wayne County, IL

Elm River Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Elm River Township took in $277 thousand and spent $231 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money67%Township taxes32%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

67%

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

Township taxes32%

Property tax
32%$89 thousand

State tax money67%

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

From the state
67%$186 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking78%Running the government and other costs22%

What stands out

78%

of Elm River Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
78%$181 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$181 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$50 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elm River 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 Elm River 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.