Township government · Mercer County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Richland Grove Township took in $484 thousand and spent $691 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 taxes83%Fines and other12%State tax money5.0%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

12%

of Richland Grove 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 taxes83%

Property tax
83%$400 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$24 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs25%Social services0.4%

What stands out

75%

of Richland Grove 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
75%$517 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$517 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$171 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other government-run businesses
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$130 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$41 thousand
Social services
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Richland Grove 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 Richland 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.