Township government · Christian County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Prairieton Township took in $216 thousand and spent $232 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes87%Fees for services6.5%State tax money5.6%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

87%

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

Township taxes87%

Property tax
87%$188 thousand

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$12 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking79%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

79%

of Prairieton 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
79%$183 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$183 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$46 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Prairieton 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 Prairieton 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.