Township government · Mercer County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pine Township took in $3.3 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)47%Township taxes35%State tax money9.0%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

47%

of Pine Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes35%

Individual income tax
20%$664 thousand
Other taxes
8.8%$292 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$149 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$99 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.0%$200 thousand

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$452 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$254 thousand

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$300 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$63 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

37%

of Pine 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
37%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$455 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$754 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$754 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$361 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$211 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$77 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$320 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$305 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Housing and community development
3.7%$192 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$60 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pine 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 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.