Township government · Macoupin County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Virden Township took in $250 thousand and spent $162 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes76%State tax money23%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

76%

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

Township taxes76%

Property tax
76%$191 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$57 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs76%Roads, transit and parking22%Interest on debt2.5%

What stands out

76%

of Virden 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
76%$123 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$96 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$35 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Virden 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 Virden 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.