Township government · Butler County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Forward Township took in $1.4 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%State tax money21%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)4.1%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

39%

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

Township taxes64%

Individual income tax
39%$548 thousand
Other taxes
15%$207 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$179 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
10%$147 thousand

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$58 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$24 thousand
  • Road charges$17 thousand
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$149 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$301 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Health and hospitals1.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

67%

of Forward 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
67%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$401 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$206 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$92 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$75 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Forward 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 Forward 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.