Township government · Somerset County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Paint Township took in $1.6 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money10%Federal tax money9.7%Fees for services (sewer)8.8%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

24%

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

Township taxes70%

Property tax
40%$656 thousand
Individual income tax
24%$389 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$104 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$39 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$36 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$144 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$102 thousand
  • Other service charges$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$158 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$164 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$18 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

10%

of Paint Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$315 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)$196 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$222 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$157 thousand
  • Sewer systems$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$124 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
  • Police$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Paint 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 Paint 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.