Township government · Jefferson 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 $326 thousand and spent $265 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money31%Fines and other21%Township taxes21%County and local tax money19%Federal tax money7.7%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

19%

of Beaver Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes21%

Individual income tax
14%$47 thousand
Property tax
3.4%$11 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$7 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$25 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$102 thousand

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$61 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
20%$66 thousand
Fines
0.9%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

69%

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
69%$183 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$183 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$71 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$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$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
Interest on debt
0.4%$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.