Township government · Mercer County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pymatuning Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%Fees for services15%State tax money14%Federal tax money12%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

22%

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

Township taxes58%

Property tax
26%$348 thousand
Individual income tax
22%$303 thousand
Other taxes
10%$138 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$66 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$37 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$203 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$203 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%$160 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$190 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs19%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

43%

of Pymatuning Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$571 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$452 thousand
  • Fire protection$108 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$514 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$514 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$253 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$138 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pymatuning 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 Pymatuning 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.