Township government · Elk County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spring Creek Township took in $221 thousand and spent $268 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Township taxes23%Federal tax money19%County and local tax money6.8%Fees for services (road charges)5.4%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

19%

of Spring Creek Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes23%

Property tax
13%$29 thousand
Individual income tax
6.8%$15 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$43 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$97 thousand

County and local tax money6.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.8%$15 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$3 thousand
Fines
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%

What stands out

75%

of Spring Creek 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
75%$200 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$200 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$63 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Spring 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 Spring 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.