Township government · Cambria 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 $2.5 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes38%Fines and other28%State tax money18%Federal tax money8.5%Fees for services (sewer)7.0%

What stands out

27%

of Jackson Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes38%

Individual income tax
18%$440 thousand
Property tax
16%$381 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$56 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$48 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$172 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$154 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$210 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$447 thousand

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
27%$668 thousand
Fines
1.0%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Housing and community development6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Health and hospitals1.9%

What stands out

6.7%

of Jackson Township's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$495 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$236 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$111 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$384 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$309 thousand
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Housing and community development
6.7%$153 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 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.