Township government · Mercer 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 $1.3 million and spent $839 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money78%Township taxes15%Federal tax money5.3%Fines and other1.2%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

78%

of Perry Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes15%

Individual income tax
8.8%$119 thousand
Property tax
3.6%$48 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$71 thousand

State tax money78%

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

From the state
78%$1.1 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$14 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

60%

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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
60%$504 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$503 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$196 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$196 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$114 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$77 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 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.