Township government · Elk County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Horton Township took in $443 thousand and spent $322 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money38%County and local tax money1.6%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

33%

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

Township taxes60%

Individual income tax
33%$144 thousand
Property tax
19%$86 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$27 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$169 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$7 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.7%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

63%

of Horton 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
63%$202 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$202 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$85 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)$50 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Horton 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 Horton 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.