Township government · Clearfield County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bell Township took in $410 thousand and spent $345 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Township taxes35%Fees for services (road charges)15%Federal tax money9.3%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

15%

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

Township taxes35%

Individual income tax
15%$62 thousand
Property tax
14%$57 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$60 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$58 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$38 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$165 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand
Fines
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

34%

of Bell 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%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$211 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$211 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$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$44 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bell 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 Bell 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.