Township government · Somerset County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shade Township took in $979 thousand and spent $655 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes46%State tax money35%Federal tax money14%Fines and other5.2%Fees for services0.1%

What stands out

25%

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

Township taxes46%

Individual income tax
25%$242 thousand
Property tax
17%$167 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$23 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 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%$134 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$343 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$45 thousand
Fines
0.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

40%

of Shade Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$320 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$320 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$262 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$113 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$75 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$65 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
  • Police$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shade 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 Shade 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.