Township government · Mercer County, IL

Ohio Grove Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Ohio Grove Township took in $176 thousand and spent $152 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes90%State tax money5.7%Fines and other4.5%

What stands out

90%

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

Township taxes90%

Property tax
90%$158 thousand

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$10 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs33%

What stands out

33%

of Ohio Grove 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
67%$102 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$102 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$50 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ohio Grove 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 Ohio Grove 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.