Township government · Macon County, IL

South Macon Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), South Macon Township took in $454 thousand and spent $346 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%State tax money35%Fines and other13%

What stands out

13%

of South Macon 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 taxes52%

Property tax
52%$234 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$161 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs66%Roads, transit and parking33%Social services0.6%

What stands out

66%

of South Macon 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
66%$229 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$121 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$91 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$115 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$115 thousand
Social services
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Macon 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 South Macon 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.