Township government · Columbia County, PA

Briar Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Briar Creek Township took in $1.4 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%State tax money17%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (road charges)8.7%Fines and other6.7%

What stands out

26%

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

Township taxes57%

Individual income tax
26%$373 thousand
Property tax
24%$346 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$51 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$31 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$124 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$113 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$154 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$245 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$86 thousand
Fines
0.7%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

40%

of Briar Creek Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$653 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$653 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$618 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$553 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$252 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$114 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Briar Creek 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 Briar Creek 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.