Township government · Indiana County, PA

Brush Valley Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brush Valley Township took in $636 thousand and spent $632 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes39%State tax money32%Federal tax money14%Fines and other6.6%County and local tax money4.4%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)3.8%

What stands out

26%

of Brush Valley 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
26%$165 thousand
Property tax
9.3%$59 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$24 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$91 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$206 thousand

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$28 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$39 thousand
Fines
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%Police, fire, courts and jails2.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

4.1%

of Brush Valley Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
71%$447 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$447 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$141 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$64 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.7%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brush Valley 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 Brush Valley 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.