Township government · Elk County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fox Township took in $2.2 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, water)34%Township taxes31%State tax money15%Fines and other8.8%Federal tax money8.1%County and local tax money3.0%

What stands out

34%

of Fox 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 taxes31%

Individual income tax
19%$417 thousand
Property tax
8.7%$194 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$80 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$41 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$37 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$769 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$690 thousand
  • Water$70 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$181 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$330 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$67 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$191 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Housing and community development2.6%

What stands out

10%

of Fox 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
53%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$485 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$301 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$120 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$239 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$177 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$216 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$215 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$154 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$93 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$58 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Housing and community development
2.6%$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fox 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 Fox 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.