Township government · McKean County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Foster Township took in $3.0 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)39%State tax money11%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

39%

of Foster Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes47%

Property tax
24%$719 thousand
Individual income tax
16%$486 thousand
Other taxes
6.8%$203 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$86 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$82 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$322 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$11 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$65 thousand
Fines
0.6%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs14%Interest on debt1.9%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

32%

of Foster Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$471 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$423 thousand
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$470 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$156 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$146 thousand
  • Government buildings$99 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$69 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$61 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$29 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Foster 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 Foster 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.