Township government · Greene 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 $1.0 million and spent $816 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money34%Federal tax money7.3%Fines and other2.8%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

24%

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%

Property tax
26%$259 thousand
Individual income tax
24%$243 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$31 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$73 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$341 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$23 thousand
Fines
0.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

41%

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
43%$353 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$353 thousand
Running the government and other costs
41%$331 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$182 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$75 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$111 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$62 thousand
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$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.