Township government · Fayette County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Sefton Township took in $3.3 million and spent $396 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other91%Township taxes4.5%State tax money4.0%

What stands out

91%

of Sefton 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 taxes4.5%

Property tax
4.5%$152 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$135 thousand

Fines and other91%

Interest, rents and other
91%$3.1 million

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs66%Roads, transit and parking34%Interest on debt0.3%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
66%$262 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$206 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$133 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$133 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sefton 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 Sefton 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.