Township government · Huntingdon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Smithfield Township took in $952 thousand and spent $907 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes45%Federal tax money26%State tax money13%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)8.4%Fines and other7.8%

What stands out

26%

of Smithfield Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes45%

Other taxes
23%$217 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$147 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$23 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$105 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$105 thousand

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$80 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$68 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money26%

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

From the federal government
26%$250 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$121 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$72 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Health and hospitals5.4%Interest on debt2.8%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

5.4%

of Smithfield Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$372 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$149 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$126 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$79 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$346 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$346 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$78 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.4%$49 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$49 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$25 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.1%$19 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$13 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Smithfield 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 Smithfield 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.