Township government · Armstrong County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gilpin Township took in $1.1 million and spent $949 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money17%Federal tax money11%Fees for services2.8%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

24%

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

Township taxes67%

Property tax
37%$414 thousand
Individual income tax
24%$267 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$78 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$38 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$37 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$32 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$32 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%$125 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$186 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%$5 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$11 thousand
Fines
0.7%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Health and hospitals0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

31%

of Gilpin Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$345 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$345 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$297 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$158 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$292 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$253 thousand
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gilpin 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 Gilpin 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.