Township government · Centre County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Curtin Township took in $290 thousand and spent $146 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Township taxes32%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (sewer)1.0%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

23%

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

Township taxes32%

Individual income tax
23%$66 thousand
Property tax
4.8%$14 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$3 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%$31 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$160 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Fines
0.7%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%

What stands out

59%

of Curtin 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%

Running the government and other costs
59%$86 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$46 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Curtin 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 Curtin 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.