Township government · Elk County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jay Township took in $842 thousand and spent $887 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%State tax money30%Federal tax money12%County and local tax money7.8%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services (road charges)0.5%

What stands out

22%

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

Township taxes47%

Individual income tax
22%$187 thousand
Property tax
20%$171 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$34 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Road charges$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%$100 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$253 thousand

County and local tax money7.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.8%$66 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$17 thousand
Fines
0.6%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Interest on debt2.4%Environment and natural resources0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

66%

of Jay 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
66%$586 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$586 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$205 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$122 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$66 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$21 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jay 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 Jay 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.