Township government · Mercer County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Findley Township took in $655 thousand and spent $756 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes36%State tax money28%Federal tax money23%County and local tax money12%Fines and other0.9%Fees for services (sewer)0.3%

What stands out

23%

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

Township taxes36%

Individual income tax
23%$153 thousand
Other taxes
9.9%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$20 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.6%$17 thousand

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$148 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$184 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$80 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$3 thousand
Fines
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

37%

of Findley 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%$423 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$423 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$276 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$205 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$64 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Findley 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 Findley 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.