Township government · Beaver County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brighton Township took in $6.4 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)19%State tax money9.8%Federal tax money6.8%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

28%

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

Township taxes63%

Individual income tax
28%$1.8 million
Property tax
26%$1.7 million
Other taxes
9.6%$609 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$280 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$171 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$158 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$824 thousand
  • Road charges$353 thousand
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$436 thousand

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$624 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%$12 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$56 thousand
Fines
0.6%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%Environment and natural resources3.8%All other spending0.1%

What stands out

40%

of Brighton 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$547 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$966 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$386 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$312 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$241 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$339 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$307 thousand
  • Libraries$32 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.8%$234 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$234 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brighton 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 Brighton 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.