Township government · Jefferson County, IL

Moores Prairie Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Moores Prairie Township took in $139 thousand and spent $84 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%Township taxes32%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

65%

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

Township taxes32%

Property tax

32%$45 thousand

State tax money65%

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

From the state

65%$91 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other

2.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking80%Running the government and other costs20%

What stands out

80%

of Moores Prairie 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

80%$67 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$67 thousand

Running the government and other costs

20%$17 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Moores Prairie 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 Moores Prairie 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.