Township government · Beaver County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Independence Township took in $1.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%State tax money18%Fines and other17%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.5%

What stands out

21%

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

Township taxes51%

Property tax
27%$425 thousand
Individual income tax
21%$334 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$25 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$23 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$184 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$285 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$273 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

18%

of Independence Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$659 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$659 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$466 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$228 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$123 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$243 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$178 thousand
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Independence 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 Independence 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.