Township government · Beaver County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Potter Township took in $7.6 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes87%Fees for services (road charges)7.4%County and local tax money3.6%Fines and other1.3%State tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

79%

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

Township taxes87%

Individual income tax
79%$6.1 million
Other taxes
5.4%$408 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$390 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$14 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.1%$157 thousand

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$566 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$562 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$30 thousand

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$41 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$272 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$98 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.3%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$705 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)$361 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$176 thousand
  • Government buildings$137 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$598 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$545 thousand
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$327 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$327 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$160 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$160 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$43 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Potter 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 Potter 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.