Township government · Elk County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Benezette Township took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money66%Fees for services (sewer)18%Township taxes9.2%Federal tax money3.8%County and local tax money1.4%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

18%

of Benezette Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes9.2%

Other taxes
3.9%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$31 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.8%$42 thousand
Individual income tax
1.4%$15 thousand

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$197 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$197 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$41 thousand

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$724 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$15 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$13 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs8.4%Interest on debt4.8%Police, fire, courts and jails1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

15%

of Benezette Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
70%$789 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$789 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$168 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$168 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$94 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$54 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.6%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Benezette 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 Benezette 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.