Township government · Blair County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Huston Township took in $432 thousand and spent $397 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money32%Federal tax money16%Fees for services (road charges)1.2%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

32%

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

Township taxes49%

Individual income tax
32%$139 thousand
Property tax
10%$43 thousand
Other taxes
7.2%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$69 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$140 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$4 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

72%

of Huston 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
72%$285 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$285 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$58 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)$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$45 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
  • Police$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Huston 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 Huston 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.