Township government · McKean County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ceres Township took in $344 thousand and spent $581 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money40%County and local tax money2.9%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services (sewer)0.6%

What stands out

18%

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

Township taxes54%

Property tax
31%$106 thousand
Individual income tax
18%$63 thousand
Other taxes
4.9%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$137 thousand

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.9%$10 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$8 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking82%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

82%

of Ceres Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
82%$475 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$475 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$66 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)$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ceres 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 Ceres 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.