Township government · Mercer 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 $2.6 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%State tax money18%Federal tax money7.3%County and local tax money6.7%Fines and other3.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.1%

What stands out

22%

of Shenango Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes64%

Property tax
24%$626 thousand
Other taxes
22%$575 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$409 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$123 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
19%$493 thousand

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$192 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$480 thousand

County and local tax money6.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.7%$178 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$84 thousand
Fines
0.6%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking23%Interest on debt3.4%Health and hospitals0.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

33%

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%

Running the government and other costs
40%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$589 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$344 thousand
  • Government buildings$133 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$106 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$955 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$886 thousand
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$662 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$662 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$100 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 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.