Township government · St Clair County, IL

St. Clair Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), St. Clair Township took in $3.8 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%Fees for services (sewer)43%State tax money10%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

43%

of St. Clair Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes43%

Property tax
43%$1.6 million

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$382 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$40 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Roads, transit and parking40%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%Interest on debt0.5%Social services0.4%

What stands out

40%

of St. Clair Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$131 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
40%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$373 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$373 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$93 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$93 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$20 thousand
Social services
0.4%$16 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Clair 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 St. Clair 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.