Township government · Butler County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clay Township took in $1.0 million and spent $783 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%State tax money26%Federal tax money16%Fees for services (garbage collection)13%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

28%

of Clay 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%$282 thousand
Property tax
11%$114 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$53 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$32 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$128 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$124 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$166 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$259 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$8 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Health and hospitals0.9%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

10%

of Clay Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$454 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$454 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$186 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)$85 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$78 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$78 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$51 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay 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 Clay 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.