Township government · Butler County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Buffalo Township took in $4.0 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money16%Fees for services (road charges)11%Federal tax money9.8%County and local tax money4.8%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

34%

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

Township taxes56%

Individual income tax
34%$1.3 million
Property tax
12%$484 thousand
Other taxes
10%$415 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$288 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$127 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$432 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$427 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.8%

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

From the federal government
9.8%$389 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$625 thousand

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$191 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$79 thousand
Fines
0.3%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs28%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Environment and natural resources1.6%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

35%

of Buffalo 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
35%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$864 thousand
  • Fire protection$219 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$153 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Parking$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$1.0 million
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$537 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$281 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$157 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$111 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$110 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$58 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$58 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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.