Township government · Mercer County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Otter Creek Township took in $222 thousand and spent $190 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%State tax money41%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (sewer)1.8%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

23%

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

Township taxes44%

Individual income tax
23%$52 thousand
Property tax
11%$24 thousand
Other taxes
9.5%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Sewer$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%$29 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$91 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%Environment and natural resources1.1%

What stands out

31%

of Otter Creek 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
64%$122 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$122 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$59 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$30 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Otter 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 Otter 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.