Township government · Clarion County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elk Township took in $512 thousand and spent $473 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%State tax money35%Federal tax money20%Fines and other3.7%Fees for services (sewer)0.6%

What stands out

30%

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

Township taxes41%

Individual income tax
30%$155 thousand
Property tax
9.8%$50 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$102 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$177 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$17 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Health and hospitals0.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

71%

of Elk 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
71%$336 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$336 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$110 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$79 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elk 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 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.