Township government · Cambria County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chest Township took in $179 thousand and spent $123 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money33%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (road charges)2.2%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes54%

Individual income tax
27%$49 thousand
Property tax
21%$38 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$18 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$59 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Fines
1.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails9.8%

What stands out

38%

of Chest 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
52%$64 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$64 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$47 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chest 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 Chest 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.