Township government · Crawford County, PA

Sparta Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sparta Township took in $543 thousand and spent $386 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%State tax money39%Federal tax money17%Fines and other0.7%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

25%

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

Township taxes43%

Individual income tax
25%$135 thousand
Property tax
16%$85 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$90 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$212 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.7%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

72%

of Sparta 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
72%$276 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$276 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$94 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$33 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sparta 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 Sparta 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.