Township government · Lawrence County, PA

Plain Grove Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plain Grove Township took in $363 thousand and spent $236 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%State tax money36%Federal tax money12%Fines and other2.2%Fees for services1.7%

What stands out

28%

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

Township taxes48%

Individual income tax
28%$102 thousand
Property tax
17%$60 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$8 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6 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%$42 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$131 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$6 thousand
Fines
0.6%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs27%Housing and community development17%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Health and hospitals1.3%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

17%

of Plain Grove Township's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$111 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$111 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$63 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Housing and community development
17%$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plain Grove 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 Plain Grove 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.