Township government · Clearfield County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cooper Township took in $845 thousand and spent $917 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%State tax money25%Federal tax money16%Fines and other5.7%County and local tax money1.3%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

31%

of Cooper Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes51%

Individual income tax
31%$262 thousand
Property tax
13%$111 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$43 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • 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%$136 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$214 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$11 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$41 thousand
Fines
0.8%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%

What stands out

35%

of Cooper 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%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$545 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$545 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$319 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$225 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Police$22 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cooper 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 Cooper 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.