Township government · Somerset County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elk Lick Township took in $861 thousand and spent $620 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes36%State tax money27%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)14%Federal tax money13%Fines and other5.9%County and local tax money4.1%

What stands out

16%

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

Township taxes36%

Property tax
16%$134 thousand
Individual income tax
16%$134 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$124 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$117 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Road charges$1 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%$109 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$235 thousand

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$35 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$47 thousand
Fines
0.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

15%

of Elk Lick 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
43%$266 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$266 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$222 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$159 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$90 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$90 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elk Lick 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 Lick 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.