Township government · Erie County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), McKean Township took in $2.6 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes40%Fees for services (sewer)26%State tax money23%Federal tax money8.8%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

25%

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

Township taxes40%

Individual income tax
25%$647 thousand
Property tax
10%$269 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$64 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$41 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$669 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$652 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.8%

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

From the federal government
8.8%$226 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$588 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$19 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
0.9%$22 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Housing and community development1.5%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

21%

of McKean 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
53%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$619 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$619 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$592 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$312 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$127 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$77 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$102 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$84 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$44 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

McKean 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 McKean 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.