Township government · Butler County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Penn Township took in $2.7 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%State tax money19%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (parks and recreation)4.0%County and local tax money3.0%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes61%

Individual income tax
31%$821 thousand
Property tax
17%$444 thousand
Other taxes
14%$369 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$142 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$130 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$89 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$108 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$100 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$283 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$499 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$80 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Fines
1.3%$36 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Housing and community development0.9%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

11%

of Penn Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$726 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$306 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$244 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$558 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$396 thousand
  • Fire protection$125 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$302 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$302 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$25 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Penn 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 Penn 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.