Township government · Erie County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elk Creek Township took in $971 thousand and spent $688 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%State tax money22%County and local tax money11%Federal tax money9.4%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)5.8%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

16%

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

Township taxes50%

Property tax
30%$295 thousand
Individual income tax
16%$159 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$56 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Road charges$52 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

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

From the federal government
9.4%$91 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$214 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$107 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$15 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails2.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Interest on debt0.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

66%

of Elk 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
66%$456 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$456 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$205 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$96 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$74 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elk 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 Elk 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.