Township government · Richland County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), German Township took in $147 thousand and spent $230 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Township taxes39%Fines and other4.8%

What stands out

56%

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

Township taxes39%

Property tax
39%$58 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$82 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking82%Running the government and other costs18%

What stands out

82%

of German 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
82%$189 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$189 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$41 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

German 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 German 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.