Township government · Fayette County, PA

Henry Clay Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Henry Clay Township took in $1.1 million and spent $914 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%Township taxes31%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)22%Federal tax money9.3%Fines and other5.8%

What stands out

22%

of Henry Clay Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes31%

Individual income tax
17%$183 thousand
Property tax
9.6%$106 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$38 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$239 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$227 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$102 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$358 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$60 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails3.4%Interest on debt0.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

12%

of Henry Clay 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
51%$464 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$464 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$301 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$179 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$59 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$107 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$107 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Henry Clay 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 Henry Clay 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.