Township government · Mifflin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brown Township took in $1.8 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money16%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (parks and recreation)7.4%Fines and other5.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

26%

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

Township taxes60%

Individual income tax
26%$476 thousand
Property tax
25%$460 thousand
Other taxes
8.0%$145 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$75 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$133 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$132 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 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%$213 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$282 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%$3 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$91 thousand
Fines
0.3%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%Health and hospitals1.8%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

32%

of Brown 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
32%$544 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$296 thousand
  • Fire protection$240 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$542 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$338 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$95 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$90 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$440 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$440 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$109 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$109 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brown 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 Brown 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.