Township government · Macoupin County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), South Otter Township took in $236 thousand and spent $168 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%Fines and other26%State tax money16%

What stands out

26%

of South Otter 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 taxes58%

Property tax
58%$138 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$37 thousand

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
26%$61 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs33%Social services0.6%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

33%

of South Otter 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
65%$110 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$110 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$56 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Social services
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Otter 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 South Otter 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.