Township government · Douglas County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Garrett Township took in $989 thousand and spent $665 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%Township taxes40%Fines and other13%County and local tax money2.5%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

13%

of Garrett 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 taxes40%

Property tax
40%$393 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$443 thousand

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$25 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$124 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs23%Sent to other local governments0.8%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

75%

of Garrett 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
75%$502 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$502 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$156 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$104 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Garrett 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 Garrett 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.