Township government · Mercer County, PA

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

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

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%Fees for services (sewer)31%State tax money17%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

31%

of Coolspring 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 taxes48%

Individual income tax
24%$252 thousand
Property tax
16%$161 thousand
Other taxes
8.3%$86 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$66 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$320 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Sewer$318 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$179 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$31 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Interest on debt3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

26%

of Coolspring 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
36%$369 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$369 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$269 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$269 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$268 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$134 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$81 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Coolspring 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 Coolspring 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.