Township government · Beaver County, PA

South Beaver Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Beaver Township took in $1.5 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%State tax money16%Federal tax money9.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.6%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

23%

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

Township taxes68%

Property tax
40%$609 thousand
Individual income tax
23%$348 thousand
Other taxes
4.8%$72 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$51 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$54 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$53 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$140 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$244 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$34 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs19%Interest on debt2.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

25%

of South Beaver Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$480 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$313 thousand
  • Fire protection$136 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$363 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$216 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Beaver 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 South Beaver 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.