Township government · Macoupin County, IL

Shaws Point Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Shaws Point Township took in $234 thousand and spent $194 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Township taxes44%

What stands out

56%

of Shaws Point Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes44%

Property tax
44%$102 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$132 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs65%Roads, transit and parking34%Sent to other local governments1.0%

What stands out

65%

of Shaws Point 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
65%$127 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$89 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$65 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$65 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$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

Shaws Point 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 Shaws Point 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.