Township government · Armstrong County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Buffalo Township took in $2.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money29%Federal tax money10%Fines and other3.6%County and local tax money1.2%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.1%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes55%

Individual income tax
27%$562 thousand
Property tax
21%$435 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$131 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$60 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$55 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$208 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$595 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$25 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$63 thousand
Fines
0.5%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails18%

What stands out

18%

of South Buffalo 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
48%$535 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$535 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$374 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$233 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$199 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$165 thousand
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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.