Township government · Erie County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Girard Township took in $1.7 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%State tax money18%Federal tax money15%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)6.9%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes57%

Individual income tax
31%$527 thousand
Property tax
20%$342 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$114 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$52 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$118 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; road charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$59 thousand
  • Road charges$38 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$254 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$313 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$19 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$22 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

13%

of Girard 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
57%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$439 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$208 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$137 thousand
  • Government buildings$55 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$259 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$259 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$87 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$79 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Girard 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 Girard 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.