Township government · Clearfield County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sandy Township took in $11.0 million and spent $9.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%State tax money18%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

13%

of Sandy Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes41%

Property tax
19%$2.1 million
Individual income tax
13%$1.5 million
Other taxes
8.1%$893 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$426 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$332 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Water$835 thousand
  • Other service charges$61 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$546 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$2.0 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$117 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$173 thousand
Fines
0.2%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

34%

of Sandy Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
27%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$979 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$411 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$296 thousand
  • Government buildings$101 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$357 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$82 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$54 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$26 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sandy 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 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.