Township government · Beaver County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rochester Township took in $1.9 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%State tax money7.5%Fees for services (road charges)7.3%Federal tax money7.2%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

18%

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

Township taxes75%

Property tax
49%$935 thousand
Individual income tax
18%$337 thousand
Other taxes
8.7%$167 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$77 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$47 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$139 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$113 thousand
  • Road charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$138 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$144 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Fines
1.9%$36 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs17%Interest on debt2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

43%

of Rochester 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%$747 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$664 thousand
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$598 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$598 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$299 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$139 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$82 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rochester 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 Rochester 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.