Township government · Fayette County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Saltlick Township took in $1.2 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%State tax money23%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.2%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes59%

Individual income tax
27%$329 thousand
Property tax
22%$276 thousand
Other taxes
9.3%$114 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$74 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$39 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$37 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 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%$171 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$285 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$14 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%Interest on debt0.4%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

11%

of Saltlick 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%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$776 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$776 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$357 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$242 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$142 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$130 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Saltlick 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 Saltlick 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.