Township government · Lawrence County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shenango Township took in $3.9 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%Federal tax money15%State tax money15%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money0.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)0.6%

What stands out

25%

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

Township taxes67%

Property tax
33%$1.3 million
Individual income tax
25%$967 thousand
Other taxes
9.4%$363 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$134 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$123 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$24 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$571 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$569 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$25 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$34 thousand
Fines
0.9%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs17%Housing and community development5.8%Interest on debt1.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

38%

of Shenango Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$168 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Public transit$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$596 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$357 thousand
  • Government buildings$158 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$64 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
Housing and community development
5.8%$202 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shenango 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 Shenango 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.