Township government · Huntingdon 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 $276 thousand and spent $224 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes42%State tax money34%Federal tax money17%Fines and other6.2%

What stands out

30%

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 taxes42%

Individual income tax
30%$84 thousand
Other taxes
9.8%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.2%$6 thousand

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$47 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$95 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$15 thousand
Fines
0.7%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

67%

of Clay Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$149 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$149 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$46 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$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$3 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.