Township government · Centre County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Miles Township took in $607 thousand and spent $372 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Township taxes51%Federal tax money24%State tax money20%Fees for services4.4%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

29%

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

Township taxes51%

Individual income tax
29%$176 thousand
Property tax
19%$113 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$27 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money24%

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

From the federal government
24%$143 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$122 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.3%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Health and hospitals3.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

24%

of Miles Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$161 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$161 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$108 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$64 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$88 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$84 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$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

Miles 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 Miles 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.