Township government · Venango County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Mineral Township took in $201 thousand and spent $164 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Township taxes37%Federal tax money13%Fines and other1.0%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

21%

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

Township taxes37%

Individual income tax
21%$43 thousand
Other taxes
9.0%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.0%$14 thousand

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$26 thousand

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$97 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Fines
0.5%$1 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%

What stands out

43%

of Mineral 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
55%$90 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$90 thousand
Running the government and other costs
43%$71 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mineral Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Mineral 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.