Township government · Jersey County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Piasa Township took in $511 thousand and spent $394 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 taxes65%State tax money30%Fines and other4.9%

What stands out

30%

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

Township taxes65%

Property tax
65%$331 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$155 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Running the government and other costs22%Social services2.0%

What stands out

76%

of Piasa 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
76%$299 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$299 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$87 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$80 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Social services
2.0%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Piasa 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 Piasa 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.