Township government · Clarion County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Piney Township took in $247 thousand and spent $252 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Township taxes22%County and local tax money11%Fines and other9.3%Federal tax money8.9%Fees for services (sewer)0.8%

What stands out

12%

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

Township taxes22%

Individual income tax
12%$29 thousand
Property tax
6.9%$17 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$22 thousand

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$119 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$26 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$22 thousand
Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking78%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%Health and hospitals1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%

What stands out

78%

of Piney Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
78%$196 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$196 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$43 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)$19 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Piney 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 Piney 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.