Township government · Somerset County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Somerset Township took in $3.3 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%State tax money22%Federal tax money19%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)11%Fines and other4.5%

What stands out

27%

of Somerset Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes43%

Individual income tax
27%$899 thousand
Property tax
9.7%$322 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$223 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility licenses$116 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$373 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$339 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$637 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$726 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$135 thousand
Fines
0.5%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%Health and hospitals0.4%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

66%

of Somerset Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$575 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$458 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$77 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$161 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$150 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$81 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$72 thousand
  • Sewer systems$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Somerset 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 Somerset 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.