Township government · Armstrong County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plumcreek Township took in $960 thousand and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes35%State tax money35%Federal tax money12%Fines and other10%Fees for services7.7%

What stands out

24%

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

Township taxes35%

Individual income tax
24%$229 thousand
Property tax
6.1%$59 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$74 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$74 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%$116 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$333 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$98 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

39%

of Plumcreek 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
60%$619 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$619 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$402 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$198 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$173 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plumcreek 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 Plumcreek 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.