Township government · Butler County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jackson Township took in $5.3 million and spent $5.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)25%State tax money17%Fines and other7.6%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

25%

of Jackson 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 taxes50%

Individual income tax
19%$1.0 million
Other taxes
18%$968 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$598 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$293 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$670 thousand

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$700 thousand
  • Garbage collection$633 thousand
  • Road charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$906 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$377 thousand
Fines
0.6%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

38%

of Jackson 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
38%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Public transit$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$365 thousand
  • Fire protection$162 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.0 million
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)$533 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$458 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$153 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$143 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson 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 Jackson 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.