Township government · Cambria County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Barr Township took in $631 thousand and spent $533 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%State tax money29%Federal tax money16%Fines and other3.8%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

34%

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

Township taxes50%

Individual income tax
34%$212 thousand
Property tax
13%$84 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$21 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$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$100 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$185 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$20 thousand
Fines
0.6%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking79%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

79%

of Barr 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
79%$421 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$421 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$83 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$46 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Barr 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 Barr 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.