Township government · Wayne County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Mount Erie Township took in $385 thousand and spent $355 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money76%Township taxes23%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

76%

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

Township taxes23%

Property tax
23%$90 thousand

State tax money76%

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

From the state
76%$291 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking83%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%Social services0.6%

What stands out

83%

of Mount Erie 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
83%$296 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$296 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$53 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Social services
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mount Erie 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 Erie 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.