Township government · Henderson County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Raritan Township took in $225 thousand and spent $165 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%Fines and other28%State tax money2.7%

What stands out

28%

of Raritan 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 taxes70%

Property tax

70%$157 thousand

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state

2.7%$6 thousand

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other

28%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Roads, transit and parking49%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

50%

of Raritan 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

50%$82 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Other and not broken out$1 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

49%$81 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$81 thousand

Interest on debt

1.2%$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Raritan 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 Raritan 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.