Township government · Fayette 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 $791 thousand and spent $778 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money27%Federal tax money16%Fines and other0.6%Fees for services (sewer)0.4%

What stands out

30%

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

Township taxes56%

Individual income tax
30%$241 thousand
Property tax
17%$134 thousand
Other taxes
8.7%$69 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$31 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$26 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$126 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$213 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
0.5%$4 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Interest on debt1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

31%

of Perry Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$432 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$432 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$241 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$134 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$81 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2 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.