Township government · Beaver County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Patterson Township took in $2.5 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)37%State tax money6.9%Federal tax money6.0%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

37%

of Patterson 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 taxes49%

Property tax
23%$586 thousand
Individual income tax
19%$474 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$155 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$83 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$52 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$925 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$751 thousand
  • Other service charges$157 thousand
  • Road charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$149 thousand

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$172 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$23 thousand
Fines
0.4%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Interest on debt1.1%All other spending<0.1%

What stands out

28%

of Patterson 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$683 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$602 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$81 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$620 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$620 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$590 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$243 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$148 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$138 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$540 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$454 thousand
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Patterson 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 Patterson 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.