Township government · Logan County, IL

West Lincoln Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), West Lincoln Township took in $424 thousand and spent $331 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Township taxes44%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

54%

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

Township taxes44%

Property tax
44%$186 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$231 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs28%Social services13%Interest on debt0.3%Sent to other local governments0.3%

What stands out

13%

of West Lincoln Township's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$195 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$195 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$92 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Social services
13%$42 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$42 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Lincoln 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 West Lincoln 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.