Township government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Butler Township took in $2.2 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%State tax money17%Fees for services4.9%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

23%

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

Township taxes75%

Property tax
44%$938 thousand
Individual income tax
23%$506 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$166 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$119 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$105 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$34 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$360 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$30 thousand
Fines
0.8%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Housing and community development2.1%Interest on debt0.5%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

28%

of Butler 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%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$935 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$935 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$718 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$364 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$219 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$95 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$671 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$522 thousand
  • Fire protection$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$61 thousand
Housing and community development
2.1%$50 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Butler 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 Butler 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.