Township government · Elk County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jones Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%Township taxes33%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)11%Federal tax money7.5%Fines and other6.5%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

12%

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

Township taxes33%

Property tax
17%$248 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$180 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$48 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$163 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$149 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$109 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$603 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$10 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$89 thousand
Fines
0.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

5.5%

of Jones Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$868 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$868 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$286 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$201 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
  • Other and not broken out-$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$135 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and fire protection
  • Inspections and regulation$96 thousand
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
  • Libraries$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jones 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 Jones 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.