Township government · Macoupin County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Gillespie Township took in $507 thousand and spent $382 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%State tax money34%Fines and other2.8%Fees for services1.6%

What stands out

34%

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

Township taxes62%

Property tax
62%$314 thousand

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$171 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs32%Social services6.8%

What stands out

6.8%

of Gillespie Township's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$234 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$234 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$122 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$98 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
Social services
6.8%$26 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gillespie 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 Gillespie 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.