Township government · Cumberland County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Sumpter Township took in $374 thousand and spent $374 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes81%State tax money9.1%County and local tax money8.0%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

8%

of Sumpter Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes81%

Property tax
81%$304 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$34 thousand

County and local tax money8.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.0%$30 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs30%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Interest on debt0.5%Social services0.3%

What stands out

14%

of Sumpter 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
55%$207 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$207 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$113 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)$60 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$51 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$2 thousand
Social services
0.3%$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

Sumpter 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 Sumpter 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.