Township government · Potter County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hector Township took in $416 thousand and spent $333 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Fines and other24%Township taxes21%Federal tax money4.6%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

23%

of Hector Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes21%

Property tax
9.6%$40 thousand
Individual income tax
6.3%$26 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$19 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$209 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
23%$96 thousand
Fines
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

69%

of Hector 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
69%$230 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$230 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$84 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$46 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hector 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 Hector 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.