Township government · Perry 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 $435 thousand and spent $336 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money30%Federal tax money15%Fees for services4.6%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

37%

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 taxes49%

Individual income tax
37%$161 thousand
Property tax
6.7%$29 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$20 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$20 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%$64 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$130 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$4 thousand
Fines
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%

What stands out

72%

of Buffalo 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
72%$243 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$243 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$62 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 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.