Township government · Venango County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oil Creek Township took in $494 thousand and spent $453 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)42%Township taxes23%State tax money23%Federal tax money8.3%County and local tax money2.0%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

42%

of Oil Creek Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes23%

Individual income tax
13%$66 thousand
Property tax
7.9%$39 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$8 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$207 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$206 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$41 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$115 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$10 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
1.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs22%Interest on debt15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails1.1%

What stands out

15%

of Oil Creek Township's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$229 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$229 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$100 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
Interest on debt
15%$69 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$50 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$50 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oil 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 Oil 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.