Township government · Crawford County, IL

Oblong Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Oblong Township took in $581 thousand and spent $340 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes84%Fines and other7.6%State tax money7.1%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

84%

of Oblong Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes84%

Property tax
84%$486 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$41 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$10 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs47%Social services0.9%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

47%

of Oblong 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%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$176 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$176 thousand
Running the government and other costs
47%$159 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$62 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
Social services
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oblong 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 Oblong 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.