Township government · Armstrong County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Perry Township took in $362 thousand and spent $370 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%Township taxes31%Fees for services19%Fines and other6.1%Federal tax money4.7%

What stands out

19%

of Perry 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 taxes31%

Property tax
19%$69 thousand
Individual income tax
9.4%$34 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$69 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$17 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$141 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$21 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking86%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt1.6%Police, fire, courts and jails0.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

86%

of Perry 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
86%$319 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$319 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$42 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Perry 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 Perry 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.