Township government · Somerset County, PA

Lower Turkeyfoot Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Turkeyfoot Township took in $254 thousand and spent $349 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Township taxes35%Federal tax money12%Fees for services3.1%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

16%

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

Township taxes35%

Individual income tax
16%$41 thousand
Property tax
16%$40 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$30 thousand

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$121 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$3 thousand
Fines
0.8%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

74%

of Lower Turkeyfoot 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
74%$259 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$259 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$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$44 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Turkeyfoot 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 Lower Turkeyfoot 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.