Township government · Somerset County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Addison Township took in $508 thousand and spent $378 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%Township taxes42%Federal tax money9.4%Fees for services (sewer)2.2%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

15%

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

Township taxes42%

Property tax
19%$95 thousand
Individual income tax
15%$77 thousand
Other taxes
8.1%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

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

From the federal government
9.4%$48 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$231 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Fines
0.8%$4 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%

What stands out

36%

of Addison 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%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$226 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$226 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$135 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$84 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Addison 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 Addison 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.