Township government · Mercer 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 $869 thousand and spent $872 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes46%State tax money23%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)17%Federal tax money11%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

23%

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 taxes46%

Individual income tax
23%$203 thousand
Property tax
17%$148 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$25 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$145 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$138 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$94 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$201 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$15 thousand
Fines
1.4%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

31%

of Jefferson 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
46%$404 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$404 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$269 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$228 thousand
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$121 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$48 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.6%$75 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$73 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 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.