Township government · Piatt County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Unity Township took in $655 thousand and spent $580 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money40%Fees for services5.3%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

40%

of Unity Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes54%

Property tax
54%$354 thousand

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$35 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$263 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Running the government and other costs24%Sent to other local governments1.6%Interest on debt0.5%Social services0.3%

What stands out

74%

of Unity 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
74%$428 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$428 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$138 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)$89 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$9 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$3 thousand
Social services
0.3%$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

Unity Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Unity 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.