Township government · Jackson County, IL

Grand Tower Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Grand Tower Township took in $148 thousand and spent $210 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money62%Township taxes31%Fines and other6.8%

What stands out

62%

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

Township taxes31%

Property tax
31%$46 thousand

State tax money62%

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

From the state
62%$92 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Social services27%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%

What stands out

27%

of Grand Tower 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%

Running the government and other costs
58%$121 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$72 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
Social services
27%$57 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$57 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$30 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grand Tower 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 Grand Tower 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.