Township government · Centre 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 $358 thousand and spent $305 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money24%Federal tax money20%Fees for services1.4%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

35%

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 taxes54%

Individual income tax
35%$127 thousand
Property tax
9.2%$33 thousand
Other taxes
8.9%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 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%$73 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$85 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.6%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%Health and hospitals3.3%

What stands out

4.9%

of Huston Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$179 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$179 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$56 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$30 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$45 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 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.