Township government · Centre County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Halfmoon Township took in $1.7 million and spent $995 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes79%State tax money9.6%Federal tax money8.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)1.8%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

33%

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

Township taxes79%

Property tax
39%$651 thousand
Individual income tax
33%$558 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$116 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$77 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$37 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$27 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.8%

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

From the federal government
8.8%$148 thousand

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$160 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$10 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Environment and natural resources8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

8%

of Halfmoon Township's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$485 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$293 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$108 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$164 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$164 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$146 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$127 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
Environment and natural resources
8.0%$80 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$80 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$59 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$17 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Halfmoon 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 Halfmoon 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.