Township government · Clearfield County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bradford Township took in $1.2 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money22%Federal tax money13%County and local tax money5.9%Fees for services (sewer)3.0%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

24%

of Bradford 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
24%$286 thousand
Property tax
18%$219 thousand
Other taxes
12%$142 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$98 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$31 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$36 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Sewer$13 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%$155 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$263 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$71 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$20 thousand
Fines
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.2%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

73%

of Bradford 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
73%$819 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$819 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$219 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$128 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$61 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bradford 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 Bradford 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.