Township government · Clearfield 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 $464 thousand and spent $431 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%State tax money35%Federal tax money14%County and local tax money9.1%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

26%

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 taxes41%

Individual income tax
26%$120 thousand
Property tax
11%$51 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$14 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$64 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$161 thousand

County and local tax money9.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.1%$42 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$6 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Interest on debt2.3%

What stands out

66%

of Penn Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$283 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$283 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$111 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$55 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$10 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.