Township government · Cumberland County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Union Township took in $234 thousand and spent $357 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 taxes67%Fines and other16%State tax money8.5%County and local tax money8.1%

What stands out

16%

of Union Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes67%

Property tax
67%$157 thousand

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$20 thousand

County and local tax money8.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.1%$19 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking82%Running the government and other costs17%Social services0.8%

What stands out

82%

of Union 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
82%$292 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$292 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$62 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other government-run businesses
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Social services
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union 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 Union 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.