Township government · Mifflin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bratton Township took in $386 thousand and spent $363 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%State tax money30%Federal tax money17%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)2.6%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

33%

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

Township taxes48%

Individual income tax
33%$126 thousand
Other taxes
10%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$37 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.2%$20 thousand

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$67 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$115 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$6 thousand
Fines
0.8%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

72%

of Bratton 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
72%$261 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$261 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$72 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)$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bratton 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 Bratton 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.