Township government · McDonough County, IL

New Salem Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), New Salem Township took in $390 thousand and spent $306 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%Fines and other27%State tax money3.1%Fees for services1.0%

What stands out

27%

of New Salem 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 taxes69%

Property tax
69%$269 thousand

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$12 thousand

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
27%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Roads, transit and parking42%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

58%

of New Salem 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
58%$177 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$162 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
42%$127 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$127 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

New Salem Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of New Salem 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.