Township government · Butler County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mercer Township took in $447 thousand and spent $379 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes42%Fees for services (sewer)23%State tax money19%Federal tax money15%Fines and other0.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

26%

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

Township taxes42%

Individual income tax
26%$114 thousand
Property tax
13%$58 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$102 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$99 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$69 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$84 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$2 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.4%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

20%

of Mercer 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%

Running the government and other costs
39%$147 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$65 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$121 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$121 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$76 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$69 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mercer 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 Mercer 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.