Township government · Bedford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), King Township took in $203 thousand and spent $174 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes86%Fines and other4.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.4%State tax money3.4%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

70%

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

Township taxes86%

Individual income tax
70%$142 thousand
Other taxes
9.4%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.9%$14 thousand

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$2 thousand

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$7 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$8 thousand
Fines
1.0%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%

What stands out

45%

of King 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
47%$82 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$82 thousand
Running the government and other costs
45%$78 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$35 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

King Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of King 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.