Township government · Iroquois County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sheldon Township took in $339 thousand and spent $365 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes71%State tax money16%Fines and other13%

What stands out

13%

of Sheldon 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 taxes71%

Property tax
71%$242 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$54 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs37%

What stands out

37%

of Sheldon 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
63%$229 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$229 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$136 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sheldon Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Sheldon 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.