Township government · Jefferson County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eldred Township took in $552 thousand and spent $462 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money36%Federal tax money11%Fines and other2.2%Fees for services2.0%

What stands out

23%

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

Township taxes49%

Individual income tax
23%$127 thousand
Property tax
19%$104 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$11 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%$62 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$199 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$9 thousand
Fines
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%Interest on debt0.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

65%

of Eldred 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
65%$301 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$301 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$129 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$79 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Eldred 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 Eldred 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.