Township government · Clearfield County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Covington Township took in $242 thousand and spent $229 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%Township taxes33%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money1.7%Fees for services (sewer)0.8%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

20%

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

Township taxes33%

Individual income tax
20%$49 thousand
Property tax
7.9%$19 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$26 thousand

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$128 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs34%Interest on debt1.7%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%

What stands out

34%

of Covington 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
63%$145 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$145 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$77 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$39 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Covington 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 Covington 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.