Township government · Sangamon County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Mechanicsburg Township took in $306 thousand and spent $209 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%Fines and other18%Fees for services12%State tax money7.5%

What stands out

18%

of Mechanicsburg Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes62%

Property tax
62%$191 thousand

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$36 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$23 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs40%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

40%

of Mechanicsburg 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%$121 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$121 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$84 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mechanicsburg 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 Mechanicsburg 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.