Township government · Clay County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Stanford Township took in $189 thousand and spent $196 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes80%State tax money19%Fines and other1.1%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

80%

of Stanford Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes80%

Property tax
80%$151 thousand

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$35 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs28%

What stands out

72%

of Stanford Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
72%$141 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$141 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$55 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stanford 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 Stanford 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.