Township government · McKean 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 $639 thousand and spent $624 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%State tax money25%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)9.5%County and local tax money3.9%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

19%

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 taxes48%

Property tax
26%$165 thousand
Individual income tax
19%$119 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$61 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$59 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$79 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$162 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$25 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.3%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.4%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

7.4%

of Eldred 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%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$336 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$336 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$207 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$152 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.4%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$45 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$8 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.