Township government · Rock Island County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Rural Township took in $286 thousand and spent $203 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 taxes79%State tax money12%Fines and other8.4%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

8.4%

of Rural 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 taxes79%

Property tax
79%$226 thousand

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$35 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs48%

What stands out

48%

of Rural 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
52%$106 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$106 thousand
Running the government and other costs
48%$97 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other government-run businesses
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rural 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 Rural 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.