Township government · Champaign County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Somer Township took in $249 thousand and spent $179 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%State tax money25%

What stands out

75%

of Somer Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes75%

Property tax
75%$186 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs34%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Social services0.6%

What stands out

4.5%

of Somer Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$109 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$109 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$61 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Social services
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Somer 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 Somer 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.