Township government · Centre County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rush Township took in $1.7 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes33%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)29%State tax money22%Federal tax money14%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

29%

of Rush Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes33%

Individual income tax
26%$429 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$128 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$72 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$484 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$421 thousand
  • Other service charges$52 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$240 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$374 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$16 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

23%

of Rush 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%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$509 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$509 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$405 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$294 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$314 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$314 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$112 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$89 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rush 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 Rush 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.