Township government · Cambria County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Yoder Township took in $5.1 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money53%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)22%Township taxes18%State tax money2.7%County and local tax money2.4%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

53%

of Lower Yoder Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes18%

Property tax
10%$527 thousand
Individual income tax
4.0%$206 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$166 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$86 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$47 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$938 thousand
  • Garbage collection$199 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money53%

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

From the federal government
53%$2.7 million

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$138 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$122 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$74 thousand
Fines
0.2%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt7.7%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Running the government and other costs6.1%

What stands out

65%

of Lower Yoder Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
65%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$191 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$636 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$630 thousand
  • Public transit$6 thousand
Interest on debt
7.7%$371 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$370 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$297 thousand
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$292 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$128 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Yoder 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 Yoder 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.