Township government · Macoupin County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), South Palmyra Township took in $434 thousand and spent $234 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other54%Township taxes33%State tax money12%

What stands out

54%

of South Palmyra 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 taxes33%

Property tax
33%$145 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$53 thousand

Fines and other54%

Interest, rents and other
54%$236 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Roads, transit and parking37%Social services1.3%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

62%

of South Palmyra 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
62%$144 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$68 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$86 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$86 thousand
Social services
1.3%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Palmyra 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 Palmyra 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.