Township government · Centre County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Benner Township took in $2.2 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%Federal tax money22%State tax money12%Fees for services4.0%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes62%

Individual income tax
27%$608 thousand
Other taxes
23%$526 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$228 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$208 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$257 thousand

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$89 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$487 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$274 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%Health and hospitals0.6%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

10%

of Benner Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$571 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$273 thousand
  • Government buildings$186 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$79 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$239 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$164 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Benner 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 Benner 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.