Township government · Jefferson 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 $225 thousand and spent $111 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 taxes58%State tax money40%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

22%

of Barnett Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes58%

Property tax
24%$55 thousand
Other taxes
22%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
11%$25 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$89 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Fines
1.3%$3 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%

What stands out

46%

of Barnett 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%

Running the government and other costs
46%$51 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$41 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$41 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 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.