Township government · Douglas County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Sargent Township took in $255 thousand and spent $214 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes82%County and local tax money14%State tax money2.7%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

14%

of Sargent Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes82%

Property tax

82%$209 thousand

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state

2.7%$7 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

14%$36 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other

1.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs33%

What stands out

33%

of Sargent 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

67%$143 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$143 thousand

Running the government and other costs

33%$71 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
Other and not broken out$4 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sargent 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 Sargent 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.