Township government · Bedford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bedford Township took in $2.2 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money18%Fines and other5.8%Federal tax money5.6%Fees for services (road charges, electric power)3.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

34%

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

Township taxes67%

Individual income tax
34%$727 thousand
Other taxes
23%$502 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$284 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$152 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
10%$222 thousand

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$73 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$46 thousand
  • Road charges$15 thousand
  • Electric power$8 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$122 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$393 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$5 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$108 thousand
Fines
0.8%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Health and hospitals2.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

58%

of Bedford 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
58%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$527 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$302 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$115 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$522 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$522 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$102 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$86 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$38 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$30 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bedford Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Bedford 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.