Township government · Marion County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Meacham Township took in $150 thousand and spent $139 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes94%State tax money5.3%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

94%

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

Township taxes94%

Property tax
94%$141 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$8 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails1.4%

What stands out

40%

of Meacham 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
58%$81 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$81 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$56 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.4%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Meacham 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 Meacham 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.