Township government · Butler County, PA

Muddy Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Muddy Creek Township took in $857 thousand and spent $692 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money24%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (road charges)2.1%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

35%

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

Township taxes60%

Individual income tax
35%$297 thousand
Other taxes
14%$123 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$58 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$42 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$92 thousand

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 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%$113 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$204 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
0.9%$8 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Health and hospitals2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

65%

of Muddy Creek Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$451 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$451 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$164 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$55 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Muddy Creek 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 Muddy Creek 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.