Township government · Mercer County, PA

French Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), French Creek Township took in $355 thousand and spent $267 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%Township taxes34%County and local tax money12%Federal tax money11%Fines and other3.4%Fees for services2.5%

What stands out

21%

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

Township taxes34%

Individual income tax
21%$74 thousand
Property tax
9.9%$35 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9 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%$38 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$133 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$41 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$10 thousand
Fines
0.6%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

75%

of French Creek 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
75%$200 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$200 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$54 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$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

French Creek 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 French Creek 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.