Township government · Clarion County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clarion Township took in $905 thousand and spent $622 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%State tax money27%Federal tax money22%Fines and other5.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.8%

What stands out

30%

of Clarion 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
30%$272 thousand
Other taxes
12%$108 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$39 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.3%$21 thousand

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$203 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$244 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$47 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Roads, transit and parking40%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

53%

of Clarion 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%

Running the government and other costs
53%$332 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$170 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$80 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
40%$251 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$251 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clarion 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 Clarion 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.