Township government · Brown County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Mount Sterling Township took in $388 thousand and spent $183 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%Fines and other34%State tax money12%Fees for services1.8%

What stands out

34%

of Mount Sterling Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes53%

Property tax
53%$204 thousand

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$45 thousand

Fines and other34%

Interest, rents and other
34%$132 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs92%Social services8.2%

What stands out

92%

of Mount Sterling 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
92%$168 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$123 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$45 thousand
Social services
8.2%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mount Sterling 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 Sterling 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.