Township government · Mason County, IL

Forest City Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Forest City Township took in $107 thousand and spent $91 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money20%Fines and other13%

What stands out

13%

of Forest City 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 taxes67%

Property tax
67%$72 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$21 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Roads, transit and parking48%

What stands out

52%

of Forest City 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
52%$47 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
48%$44 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Forest City 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 Forest City 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.