Township government · McKean County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hamilton Township took in $396 thousand and spent $432 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes40%Federal tax money20%Fees for services (sewer)18%State tax money14%County and local tax money4.8%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

20%

of Hamilton Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes40%

Property tax
25%$99 thousand
Individual income tax
13%$50 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$73 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$80 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$54 thousand

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$19 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$10 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%

What stands out

19%

of Hamilton 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
47%$204 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$204 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$137 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$84 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$83 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$83 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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.