Township government · Cambria County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Adams Township took in $3.0 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%Federal tax money20%State tax money17%Fines and other8.9%County and local tax money3.7%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)3.3%

What stands out

23%

of Adams Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes48%

Individual income tax
23%$679 thousand
Property tax
15%$440 thousand
Other taxes
11%$317 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$137 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$110 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$99 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 1 more
  • Road charges$91 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
20%$585 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$496 thousand

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$110 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$252 thousand
Fines
0.5%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

20%

of Adams Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$702 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$215 thousand
  • Government buildings$86 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$655 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$556 thousand
  • Fire protection$93 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Adams 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 Adams 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.