Township government · Madison County, IL

Fort Russell Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Fort Russell Township took in $1.4 million and spent $791 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes87%Fees for services8.5%State tax money4.8%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

8.5%

of Fort Russell Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes87%

Property tax
87%$1.2 million

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$119 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$119 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%$67 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs38%Social services0.6%

What stands out

38%

of Fort Russell 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%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$483 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$483 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$303 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$272 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
Social services
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fort Russell 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 Fort Russell 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.