Township government · Clearfield 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 $143 thousand and spent $124 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Township taxes44%County and local tax money3.5%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

28%

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 taxes44%

Individual income tax
28%$40 thousand
Property tax
12%$17 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$74 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$5 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.7%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%

What stands out

45%

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
48%$60 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$60 thousand
Running the government and other costs
45%$56 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$24 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$8 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.