Township government · Warren County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sheffield Township took in $757 thousand and spent $670 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%Federal tax money20%State tax money12%Fines and other11%Fees for services (road charges)0.4%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

22%

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

Township taxes56%

Property tax
31%$238 thousand
Individual income tax
22%$168 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$150 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$94 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$3 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.9%$75 thousand
Fines
0.7%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs34%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

7.5%

of Sheffield Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$359 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$359 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$229 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$110 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sheffield 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 Sheffield 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.