Township government · Erie County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Amity Township took in $412 thousand and spent $350 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%State tax money33%Federal tax money13%County and local tax money2.4%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes51%

Individual income tax
27%$112 thousand
Property tax
19%$80 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$55 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$134 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$10 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.5%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs38%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Police, fire, courts and jails1.7%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

38%

of Amity 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
56%$196 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$196 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$132 thousand
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$78 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Amity 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 Amity 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.