Township government · Jo Daviess County, IL

Scales Mound Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Scales Mound Township took in $269 thousand and spent $142 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%State tax money21%Fines and other15%Fees for services1.5%

What stands out

15%

of Scales Mound 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 taxes63%

Property tax
63%$169 thousand

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$56 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Roads, transit and parking43%Sent to other local governments1.4%

What stands out

56%

of Scales Mound 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
56%$79 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
43%$61 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$61 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$2 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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Scales Mound 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 Scales Mound 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.