Township government · Mercer County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Pymatuning Township took in $2.2 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes36%State tax money32%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)27%County and local tax money2.8%Federal tax money1.1%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

27%

of South Pymatuning Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes36%

Individual income tax
19%$422 thousand
Property tax
12%$251 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$49 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$38 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$596 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$571 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$23 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$690 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$60 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
0.3%$7 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs9.1%

What stands out

26%

of South Pymatuning 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
55%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$914 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$914 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$356 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$290 thousand
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$323 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$165 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Pymatuning 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 Pymatuning 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.