Township government · Jersey County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fidelity Township took in $234 thousand and spent $193 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money40%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

40%

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

Township taxes60%

Property tax
60%$140 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$93 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs27%Social services1.0%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

71%

of Fidelity 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
71%$137 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$137 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$52 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
Social services
1.0%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fidelity Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Fidelity 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.