Township government · Potter County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clara Township took in $156 thousand and spent $262 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Township taxes32%Fines and other6.4%Fees for services5.8%

What stands out

56%

of Clara Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes32%

Property tax
17%$27 thousand
Individual income tax
10%$16 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$87 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$9 thousand
Fines
0.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%Health and hospitals1.5%

What stands out

35%

of Clara 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
61%$159 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$159 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$91 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clara 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 Clara 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.