Township government · Somerset County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brothersvalley Township took in $979 thousand and spent $996 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes39%State tax money29%Fees for services (garbage collection)12%Federal tax money12%County and local tax money6.4%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

28%

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

Township taxes39%

Individual income tax
28%$272 thousand
Property tax
5.5%$54 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$33 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$120 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$114 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$120 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$284 thousand

County and local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.4%$63 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$7 thousand
Fines
0.7%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%

What stands out

34%

of Brothersvalley Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$628 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$628 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$336 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$187 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brothersvalley 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 Brothersvalley 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.