Township government · Indiana County, PA

Black Lick Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Black Lick Township took in $370 thousand and spent $450 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%State tax money31%Fines and other12%

What stands out

41%

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

Township taxes58%

Individual income tax
41%$152 thousand
Property tax
11%$39 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$113 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$42 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking82%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

82%

of Black Lick 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
82%$369 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$369 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$62 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$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Black Lick 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 Black Lick 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.