Township government · St Clair County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Mascoutah Township took in $712 thousand and spent $655 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes77%State tax money22%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

77%

of Mascoutah Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes77%

Property tax
77%$549 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$155 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking82%Running the government and other costs16%Social services1.5%

What stands out

82%

of Mascoutah 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%$538 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$538 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$107 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$107 thousand
Social services
1.5%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mascoutah 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 Mascoutah 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.