Township government · Centre County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marion Township took in $412 thousand and spent $268 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%Federal tax money20%State tax money17%Fees for services1.7%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

40%

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

Township taxes60%

Individual income tax
40%$164 thousand
Property tax
13%$53 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$23 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$84 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$71 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$3 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%

What stands out

47%

of Marion Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$126 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$82 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$82 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$45 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marion 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 Marion 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.