Township government · Centre County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Boggs Township took in $1.1 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%State tax money19%Federal tax money13%County and local tax money3.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.8%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

26%

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

Township taxes61%

Individual income tax
26%$299 thousand
Property tax
23%$268 thousand
Other taxes
12%$137 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$92 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$152 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$223 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$37 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$5 thousand
Fines
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

70%

of Boggs 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
70%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$328 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$167 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$115 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$148 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$132 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Boggs 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 Boggs 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.