Township government · Clarion County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Beaver Township took in $602 thousand and spent $430 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

State tax money42%Township taxes41%Federal tax money15%County and local tax money1.5%Fines and other0.5%Fees for services (sewer)0.3%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes41%

Individual income tax
27%$163 thousand
Property tax
8.0%$48 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$22 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$88 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$252 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$9 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails2.1%Interest on debt1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

68%

of Beaver 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
68%$294 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$294 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$117 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$66 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.1%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Beaver 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 Beaver 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.