Township government · Lawrence 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 $789 thousand and spent $672 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%State tax money20%Federal tax money12%Fees for services3.9%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

29%

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 taxes62%

Individual income tax
29%$229 thousand
Property tax
26%$204 thousand
Other taxes
6.8%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$27 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$31 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$97 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$155 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$5 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$11 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.2%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

4.2%

of Perry Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$432 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$432 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$161 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$91 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$45 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$28 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$13 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
  • Water supply$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$6 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.