Township government · Armstrong County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Madison Township took in $366 thousand and spent $389 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Township taxes31%County and local tax money16%Fees for services5.7%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

22%

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

Township taxes31%

Individual income tax
22%$82 thousand
Property tax
5.5%$20 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$171 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$57 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$3 thousand
Fines
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking80%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

80%

of Madison 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
80%$311 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$311 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$72 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$36 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Madison 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 Madison 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.