Township government · McKean County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sergeant Township took in $316 thousand and spent $365 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%Fees for services (garbage collection)31%Township taxes7.0%Fines and other3.2%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

31%

of Sergeant 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 taxes7.0%

Individual income tax
3.5%$11 thousand
Property tax
2.5%$8 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$97 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$7 thousand

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$180 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$9 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%Health and hospitals0.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

4.9%

of Sergeant 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
66%$242 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$230 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$76 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
  • Water supply$4 thousand
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sergeant 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 Sergeant 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.