Township government · Somerset County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Middlecreek Township took in $1.3 million and spent $739 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money40%Federal tax money3.3%Fees for services (road charges)0.5%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

27%

of Middlecreek Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes56%

Other taxes
27%$342 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$311 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
20%$250 thousand
Property tax
9.5%$121 thousand

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$42 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$508 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$4 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Interest on debt1.8%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

34%

of Middlecreek 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%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$449 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$449 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$250 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$177 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Middlecreek 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 Middlecreek 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.