Township government · Jefferson County, IL

Spring Garden Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Spring Garden Township took in $174 thousand and spent $136 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%Fines and other29%State tax money16%

What stands out

29%

of Spring Garden 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 taxes55%

Property tax
55%$95 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$28 thousand

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
29%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs40%

What stands out

40%

of Spring Garden 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
60%$81 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$81 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$55 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$45 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Spring Garden 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 Spring Garden 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.