Township government · Somerset County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Conemaugh Township took in $4.6 million and spent $4.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)44%Township taxes40%State tax money11%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

44%

of Conemaugh Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes40%

Property tax
19%$871 thousand
Individual income tax
17%$796 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$195 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$75 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$62 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$122 thousand
  • Other service charges$42 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$526 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$178 thousand
Fines
0.5%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt2.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

25%

of Conemaugh 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
39%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$777 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$686 thousand
  • Fire protection$84 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$620 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$215 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$203 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$167 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$119 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Conemaugh Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Conemaugh 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.