Township government · Centre 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 $1.8 million and spent $2.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%State tax money17%Fees for services (sewer)15%Federal tax money6.6%County and local tax money2.5%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

27%

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 taxes58%

Individual income tax

27%$477 thousand

Property tax

19%$344 thousand

Other taxes

12%$206 thousand

What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more

Real estate and stock transfer taxes$90 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$59 thousand
Amusement taxes$53 thousand
Public utility licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services

15%$260 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges

Sewer$168 thousand
Other service charges$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government

6.6%$117 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state

17%$307 thousand

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.5%$44 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other

1.2%$21 thousand

Fines

0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Health and hospitals2.6%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

10%

of Potter Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs

37%$818 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more

Government buildings$429 thousand
Other and not broken out$189 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$143 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

35%$788 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$788 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

12%$267 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more

Fire protection$224 thousand
Inspections and regulation$37 thousand
Courts and legal services$6 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

10%$225 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$209 thousand
Water supply$9 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand

Health and hospitals

2.6%$57 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$57 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

2.4%$53 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$52 thousand
Libraries$1 thousand

Interest on debt

0.9%$19 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.