Township government · Bradford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Creek Township took in $1.2 million and spent $731 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money68%Township taxes16%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)8.7%Federal tax money4.6%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

68%

of South Creek Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes16%

Property tax
9.2%$114 thousand
Individual income tax
5.5%$68 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$108 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and road charges
  • Sewer$106 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$57 thousand

State tax money68%

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

From the state
68%$841 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$35 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

13%

of South Creek 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
58%$427 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$427 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$168 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$67 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$93 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$80 thousand
  • Sewer systems$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Creek 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 Creek 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.