Township government · McKean 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 $4.1 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)46%Township taxes37%State tax money8.3%Federal tax money5.9%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

46%

of Bradford Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes37%

Property tax
18%$742 thousand
Individual income tax
14%$562 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$206 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$58 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$668 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$242 thousand

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$343 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$10 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$115 thousand
Fines
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Interest on debt1.7%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

40%

of Bradford Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$931 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$526 thousand
  • Electric power$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$767 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$516 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$203 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$671 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$671 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$648 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$536 thousand
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$63 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 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.