Township government · Perry County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Centre Township took in $920 thousand and spent $675 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%State tax money19%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (sewer)4.3%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

33%

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

Township taxes61%

Individual income tax
33%$302 thousand
Property tax
21%$195 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$34 thousand
  • Sewer$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$131 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$173 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$12 thousand
Fines
0.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

21%

of Centre 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
52%$354 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$354 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$155 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$144 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$139 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$19 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Centre 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 Centre 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.