Township government · Armstrong County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Parks Township took in $1.0 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%State tax money18%Federal tax money13%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money2.2%Fees for services<0.1%

What stands out

24%

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

Township taxes63%

Property tax
28%$285 thousand
Individual income tax
24%$248 thousand
Other taxes
11%$111 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$53 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$34 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$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%$134 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$185 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$22 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$22 thousand
Fines
0.7%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

30%

of Parks Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$504 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$504 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$351 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$321 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$312 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$194 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$82 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Parks 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 Parks 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.