Township government · Warren County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brokenstraw Township took in $611 thousand and spent $639 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money27%Federal tax money15%County and local tax money2.6%Fines and other2.0%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.2%

What stands out

26%

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

Township taxes53%

Individual income tax
26%$161 thousand
Property tax
17%$105 thousand
Other taxes
9.8%$60 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$93 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$163 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$16 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$9 thousand
Fines
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking82%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%

What stands out

82%

of Brokenstraw 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
82%$525 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$525 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$81 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$34 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brokenstraw 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 Brokenstraw 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.