Township government · Adams County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Melrose Township took in $953 thousand and spent $737 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes82%State tax money13%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

82%

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

Township taxes82%

Property tax
82%$780 thousand

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$124 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking84%Running the government and other costs15%Sent to other local governments0.1%

What stands out

84%

of Melrose 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
84%$622 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$622 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$114 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$114 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Melrose 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 Melrose 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.