Township government · Jefferson County, PA

Pine Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pine Creek Township took in $585 thousand and spent $458 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money19%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (road charges)1.7%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

23%

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

Township taxes67%

Individual income tax
23%$135 thousand
Property tax
22%$129 thousand
Other taxes
22%$129 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$75 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$48 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Road charges$4 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%$69 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$111 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%Interest on debt0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

16%

of Pine Creek Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$217 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$217 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$160 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$72 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$73 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$73 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pine Creek 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 Pine Creek 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.