Township government · Henderson County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Media Township took in $173 thousand and spent $112 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes88%State tax money11%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

88%

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

Township taxes88%

Property tax
88%$152 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$19 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Roads, transit and parking46%Interest on debt1.8%Social services0.9%

What stands out

51%

of Media 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%

Running the government and other costs
51%$57 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other government-run businesses
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
46%$52 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$52 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$2 thousand
Social services
0.9%$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

Media Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Media 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.