Township government · Cambria County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blacklick Township took in $530 thousand and spent $423 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money20%Federal tax money18%Fees for services (road charges)4.3%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

36%

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

Township taxes54%

Individual income tax
36%$189 thousand
Property tax
11%$58 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility licenses$28 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$23 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$22 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$98 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$105 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$3 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$10 thousand
Fines
1.3%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%Health and hospitals1.4%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

10%

of Blacklick Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$229 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$229 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$83 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)$52 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$63 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$41 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blacklick 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 Blacklick 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.