Township government · Cambria County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cambria Township took in $2.6 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%State tax money15%Federal tax money12%Fines and other2.4%Fees for services1.3%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

25%

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

Township taxes69%

Property tax
33%$868 thousand
Individual income tax
25%$640 thousand
Other taxes
11%$282 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$113 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$95 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$35 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$35 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%$307 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$390 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$18 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$40 thousand
Fines
0.8%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

23%

of Cambria 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
40%$893 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$893 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$777 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$415 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$236 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$101 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$518 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$390 thousand
  • Fire protection$123 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cambria 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 Cambria 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.