Township government · Sangamon County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Springfield Township took in $685 thousand and spent $677 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%State tax money27%Fines and other5.7%

What stands out

5.7%

of Springfield 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 taxes68%

Property tax
68%$463 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$183 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs33%Social services7.7%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

7.7%

of Springfield Township's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$397 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$397 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$226 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$203 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
Social services
7.7%$52 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$52 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Springfield 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 Springfield 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.