Township government · Cambria County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Portage Township took in $1.2 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%Federal tax money15%State tax money15%Fines and other13%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

32%

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

Township taxes56%

Individual income tax
32%$373 thousand
Property tax
16%$184 thousand
Other taxes
8.0%$93 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$48 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$176 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$174 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$11 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$146 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals8.5%Interest on debt3.2%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

8.5%

of Portage Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$580 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$580 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$268 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$103 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$92 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$145 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$131 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.5%$98 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$98 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Portage 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 Portage 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.