Township government · Christian County, IL

Mount Auburn Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Mount Auburn Township took in $757 thousand and spent $794 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money63%Township taxes28%State tax money4.0%Fines and other3.6%Fees for services1.3%

What stands out

63%

of Mount Auburn Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes28%

Property tax
28%$210 thousand

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money63%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
63%$480 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$30 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs68%Roads, transit and parking32%

What stands out

68%

of Mount Auburn 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
68%$541 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$480 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$253 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$253 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mount Auburn 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 Mount Auburn 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.