Township government · Edgar County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Ross Township took in $179 thousand and spent $116 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%State tax money17%Fines and other14%

What stands out

14%

of Ross 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 taxes69%

Property tax
69%$124 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$30 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs39%Sent to other local governments2.6%

What stands out

39%

of Ross 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
59%$68 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$45 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other government-run businesses
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$3 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ross 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 Ross 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.