Township government · Cambria County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Richland Township took in $7.7 million and spent $6.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%Fees for services (sewer)11%State tax money9.6%Federal tax money8.0%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

19%

of Richland Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes70%

Property tax
29%$2.2 million
Other taxes
22%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$212 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$196 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
19%$1.5 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$812 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$811 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$618 thousand

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$739 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$26 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Fines
0.9%$66 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

33%

of Richland Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Public transit$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$274 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$66 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$1.9 million
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$987 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$450 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$371 thousand
  • Government buildings$102 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$308 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$308 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$180 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$106 thousand
  • Libraries$74 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$18 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$18 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Richland 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 Richland 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.