Township government · Christian County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Stonington Township took in $391 thousand and spent $290 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes81%State tax money16%Fines and other2.3%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

81%

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

Township taxes81%

Property tax
81%$317 thousand

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$62 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs29%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Social services0.7%

What stands out

15%

of Stonington Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$161 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$161 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$83 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$44 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$44 thousand
Social services
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stonington Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Stonington 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.