Township government · Armstrong County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mahoning Township took in $868 thousand and spent $684 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)37%Township taxes31%State tax money20%Federal tax money7.9%County and local tax money3.3%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

37%

of Mahoning Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes31%

Individual income tax
17%$145 thousand
Property tax
13%$110 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$319 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$305 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$69 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$173 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$29 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$5 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails1.6%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

18%

of Mahoning 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%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$346 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$346 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$203 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$99 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$120 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$117 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.6%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mahoning 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 Mahoning 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.