Township government · Indiana County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Mahoning Township took in $660 thousand and spent $459 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes36%State tax money33%Fees for services (parking, road charges)17%Federal tax money14%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

17%

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

Township taxes36%

Individual income tax
17%$115 thousand
Property tax
16%$107 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$111 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParking; road charges and 1 more
  • Parking$97 thousand
  • Road charges$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$91 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$220 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

71%

of South Mahoning 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
71%$328 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$328 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$118 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$55 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Mahoning 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 Mahoning 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.