Township government · Mercer County, PA

Sandy Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sandy Creek Township took in $276 thousand and spent $170 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%State tax money36%Federal tax money14%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

28%

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

Township taxes47%

Individual income tax
28%$78 thousand
Property tax
13%$36 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$38 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$100 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$5 thousand
Fines
0.7%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

75%

of Sandy Creek Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
75%$128 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$128 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$32 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)$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sandy Creek 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 Sandy Creek 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.