Township government · Somerset 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 $1.6 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes71%State tax money14%County and local tax money4.8%Federal tax money4.5%Fines and other3.2%Fees for services2.2%

What stands out

15%

of Jefferson Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes71%

Property tax
42%$661 thousand
Other taxes
15%$240 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$196 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
14%$213 thousand

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$34 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$70 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$216 thousand

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$75 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$47 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

37%

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
60%$872 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$872 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$537 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$235 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$227 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$51 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 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.