Township government · Effingham County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Watson Township took in $460 thousand and spent $127 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes93%Fines and other4.6%State tax money2.4%

What stands out

93%

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

Township taxes93%

Property tax
93%$428 thousand

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$11 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs29%Social services0.8%

What stands out

70%

of Watson 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
70%$89 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$89 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$37 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Social services
0.8%$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

Watson 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 Watson 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.