Township government · Lee County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), May Township took in $382 thousand and spent $552 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Township taxes46%Fines and other4.5%

What stands out

49%

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

Township taxes46%

Property tax
46%$177 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$188 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking90%Running the government and other costs10%Social services0.2%

What stands out

90%

of May 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
90%$496 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$496 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$55 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
Social services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

May Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of May 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.