Township government · Crawford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cambridge Township took in $614 thousand and spent $499 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%State tax money25%Federal tax money13%Fees for services1.0%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes61%

Property tax
30%$182 thousand
Individual income tax
27%$163 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$21 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$78 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$151 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.8%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

32%

of Cambridge Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$315 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$315 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$158 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$66 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$64 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cambridge 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 Cambridge 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.