Township government · Somerset County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fairhope Township took in $120 thousand and spent $64 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Township taxes21%Fees for services (road charges)18%County and local tax money18%Federal tax money5.0%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

18%

of Fairhope Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes21%

Other taxes
10%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
7.5%$9 thousand
Property tax
3.3%$4 thousand

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$19 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$6 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$45 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$21 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Fines
0.8%$1 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

69%

of Fairhope 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
69%$44 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$44 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$16 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fairhope 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 Fairhope 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.