Township government · Union County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kelly Township took in $1.7 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%Federal tax money16%State tax money14%Fees for services (sewer)4.0%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

23%

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

Township taxes64%

Individual income tax
23%$402 thousand
Other taxes
23%$396 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$228 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$168 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$301 thousand

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$69 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$41 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$274 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$247 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$30 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs67%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%Interest on debt0.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

67%

of Kelly 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%

Running the government and other costs
67%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$122 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$114 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$442 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$442 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$253 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$207 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$46 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$66 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$60 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kelly 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 Kelly 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.