Township government · Clarion County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Knox Township took in $382 thousand and spent $319 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%State tax money23%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)6.0%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes57%

Individual income tax
31%$117 thousand
Property tax
20%$77 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$13 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$23 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$20 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$52 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$87 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%Health and hospitals0.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

61%

of Knox Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$195 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$195 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$89 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$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Knox 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 Knox 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.