Township government · St Clair County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Stookey Township took in $3.6 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes45%Fees for services (sewer)44%State tax money9.4%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

44%

of Stookey Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes45%

Property tax
45%$1.6 million

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$337 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs64%Roads, transit and parking26%Interest on debt4.9%Police, fire, courts and jails2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%

What stands out

64%

of Stookey 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
64%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$406 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$630 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$630 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$118 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$61 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$61 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$23 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stookey 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 Stookey 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.