Township government · Lawrence County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), Lawrence Township took in $541 thousand and spent $334 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended July 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%State tax money47%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

47%

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

Township taxes50%

Property tax
50%$272 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$255 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs38%Social services1.8%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

38%

of Lawrence 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
60%$199 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$199 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$127 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$127 thousand
Social services
1.8%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lawrence Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended July 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Lawrence 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.