Township government · Elk County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ridgway Township took in $959 thousand and spent $716 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money17%Federal tax money15%Fines and other11%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.3%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes54%

Individual income tax
31%$297 thousand
Property tax
12%$114 thousand
Other taxes
12%$111 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$82 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$148 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$161 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$10 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$101 thousand
Fines
0.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.0%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

6.8%

of Ridgway Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$323 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$323 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$221 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$93 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$82 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$36 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ridgway 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 Ridgway 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.