Township government · Jefferson 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 $523 thousand and spent $401 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes45%State tax money30%Federal tax money24%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

25%

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 taxes45%

Individual income tax
25%$133 thousand
Property tax
15%$79 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money24%

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

From the federal government
24%$125 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$157 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$6 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

69%

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
69%$277 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$277 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$102 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$59 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$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.