Township government · Butler County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fairview Township took in $726 thousand and spent $565 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money28%Federal tax money14%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money1.0%Fees for services (sewer)0.4%

What stands out

34%

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

Township taxes54%

Individual income tax
34%$245 thousand
Property tax
14%$100 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$24 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$105 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$202 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$7 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$12 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails2.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%

What stands out

71%

of Fairview 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%$399 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$399 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$147 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$75 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fairview 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 Fairview 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.