Township government · Venango County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cranberry Township took in $5.2 million and spent $6.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)48%Township taxes32%State tax money8.5%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

48%

of Cranberry 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 taxes32%

Property tax
15%$790 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$591 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$267 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$166 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Water$745 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$327 thousand

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$440 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$30 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$235 thousand
Fines
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

46%

of Cranberry 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Water supply$549 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
36%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$872 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$422 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$238 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$174 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$142 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$61 thousand
  • Police$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cranberry 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 Cranberry 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.