Township government · Erie County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Millcreek Township took in $48.9 million and spent $65.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)32%State tax money7.3%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money0.6%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

18%

of Millcreek Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people get none.

Township taxes57%

Property tax
32%$15.8 million
Individual income tax
18%$9.0 million
Other taxes
6.3%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$512 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$15.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$10.4 million
  • Garbage collection$4.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$215 thousand
  • Other service charges$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$29 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$3.6 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$281 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$1.4 million
Fines
0.4%$211 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Housing and community development12%Running the government and other costs10%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

23%

of Millcreek Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$19.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$15.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$13.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$627 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$14.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$9.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.7 million
Housing and community development
12%$7.9 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$6.8 million
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$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$982 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$164 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Millcreek Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Millcreek 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.