Township government · Clearfield County, PA

Pike Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pike Township took in $894 thousand and spent $642 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money25%Federal tax money14%County and local tax money11%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes49%

Individual income tax
27%$239 thousand
Property tax
17%$150 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$30 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$121 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$227 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$96 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$8 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails3.6%Health and hospitals0.6%Interest on debt0.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

32%

of Pike 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
63%$404 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$404 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$206 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$131 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.6%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$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

Pike 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 Pike 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.