Township government · Fayette County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jefferson Township took in $733 thousand and spent $452 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%State tax money26%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)6.0%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

29%

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

Township taxes52%

Individual income tax
29%$214 thousand
Property tax
19%$137 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$24 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$44 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 1 more
  • Road charges$41 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$100 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$188 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$20 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs47%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

47%

of Jefferson Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$225 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$225 thousand
Running the government and other costs
47%$214 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$114 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.