Township government · Crawford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Shenango Township took in $786 thousand and spent $614 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money30%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)2.3%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

19%

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

Township taxes54%

Property tax
24%$187 thousand
Individual income tax
19%$152 thousand
Other taxes
10%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$53 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Road charges$14 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$104 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$237 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.4%$3 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%Interest on debt0.3%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

14%

of South Shenango 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
60%$369 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$369 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$145 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$89 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$32 thousand
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Shenango 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 Shenango 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.