Township government · Mercer 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 $306 thousand and spent $236 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%State tax money30%Federal tax money18%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

29%

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 taxes48%

Individual income tax
29%$89 thousand
Property tax
14%$43 thousand
Other taxes
4.9%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$55 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$92 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$11 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

34%

of Fairview Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$132 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$132 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$80 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$1 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.