Township government · Lawrence County, PA

Slippery Rock Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Slippery Rock Township took in $988 thousand and spent $837 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money24%Federal tax money16%Fines and other3.0%Fees for services2.2%

What stands out

36%

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

Township taxes54%

Individual income tax
36%$355 thousand
Property tax
12%$119 thousand
Other taxes
6.3%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$61 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$161 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$239 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$28 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

55%

of Slippery Rock 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%

Running the government and other costs
55%$463 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$227 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$129 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$316 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$316 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$55 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Slippery Rock 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 Slippery Rock 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.