Township government · Venango County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oakland Township took in $542 thousand and spent $457 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%State tax money30%Federal tax money13%County and local tax money12%Fines and other0.7%Fees for services (road charges)0.6%

What stands out

26%

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

Township taxes43%

Individual income tax
26%$142 thousand
Property tax
14%$78 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$3 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%$73 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$164 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$67 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.4%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%Interest on debt1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

68%

of Oakland 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
68%$311 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$311 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$128 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$92 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oakland 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 Oakland 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.