Township government · Centre County, PA

Snow Shoe Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Snow Shoe Township took in $948 thousand and spent $908 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes40%State tax money26%County and local tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection)10%Federal tax money9.6%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

20%

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

Township taxes40%

Individual income tax
20%$190 thousand
Property tax
14%$135 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$49 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$97 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$88 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$91 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$246 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$109 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$26 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.5%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Health and hospitals2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

9.5%

of Snow Shoe Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$444 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$444 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$272 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$97 thousand
  • Government buildings$80 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.5%$86 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$86 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$76 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Snow Shoe 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 Snow Shoe 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.