Township government · Blair County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Snyder Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%State tax money18%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (road charges)2.5%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

25%

of Snyder 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 taxes65%

Other taxes
25%$336 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$175 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$120 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
24%$322 thousand
Property tax
16%$209 thousand

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$33 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$32 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$169 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$235 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$7 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$22 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Interest on debt0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

63%

of Snyder Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$476 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$204 thousand
  • Government buildings$128 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$79 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$113 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$99 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Snyder 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 Snyder 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.