Township government · Forest County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Barnett Township took in $498 thousand and spent $572 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes23%Federal tax money23%County and local tax money22%State tax money21%Fees for services8.2%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

23%

of Barnett Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes23%

Property tax
14%$68 thousand
Individual income tax
6.4%$32 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$41 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$114 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$104 thousand

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$109 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Fines
2.6%$13 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking89%Running the government and other costs9.8%Police, fire, courts and jails1.2%

What stands out

89%

of Barnett 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
89%$509 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$509 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$56 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.2%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Barnett Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Barnett 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.