Township government · Bedford County, PA

Broad Top Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Broad Top Township took in $2.2 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)47%Federal tax money25%State tax money14%Fines and other6.5%Township taxes6.1%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

47%

of Broad Top 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 taxes6.1%

Individual income tax
5.5%$120 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.2%$4 thousand

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$665 thousand
  • Sewer$238 thousand
  • Road charges$114 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$552 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$298 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$31 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$138 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Running the government and other costs15%Environment and natural resources7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

16%

of Broad Top 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%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$393 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$341 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$52 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$370 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$178 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$115 thousand
  • Government buildings$65 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Environment and natural resources
7.9%$198 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$198 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$61 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.9%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$21 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Broad Top 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 Broad Top 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.