Township government · Mercer County, PA

Deer Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Deer Creek Township took in $189 thousand and spent $170 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Township taxes38%Federal tax money13%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services1.1%

What stands out

22%

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

Township taxes38%

Individual income tax
22%$42 thousand
Property tax
11%$20 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$25 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$87 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$2 thousand
Fines
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%

What stands out

69%

of Deer Creek Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$118 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$118 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$45 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Deer Creek 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 Deer Creek 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.