Township government · Beaver County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Center Township took in $8.5 million and spent $9.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)14%State tax money8.4%Federal tax money7.1%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

25%

of Center Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes69%

Property tax
28%$2.4 million
Individual income tax
25%$2.1 million
Other taxes
16%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$661 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$443 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$245 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$600 thousand

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$714 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$66 thousand
Fines
0.3%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking27%Interest on debt7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

27%

of Center Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$304 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$83 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$2.7 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$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$704 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$565 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Interest on debt
7.2%$659 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$125 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$125 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$14 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Center 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 Center 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.