Township government · Jefferson County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oliver Township took in $474 thousand and spent $341 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%State tax money32%Federal tax money12%County and local tax money6.3%Fines and other3.2%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

28%

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

Township taxes47%

Individual income tax
28%$133 thousand
Property tax
12%$55 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$21 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$55 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$151 thousand

County and local tax money6.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.3%$30 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$13 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

33%

of Oliver 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
60%$205 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$205 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$112 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$55 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oliver 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 Oliver 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.