Township government · Madison County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), St. Jacob Township took in $779 thousand and spent $699 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%State tax money31%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

31%

of St. Jacob Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes68%

Property tax
68%$531 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$243 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Roads, transit and parking36%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%Social services0.1%

What stands out

62%

of St. Jacob 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%$432 thousand
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$255 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$128 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
36%$250 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$250 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Social services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Jacob 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. Jacob 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.