Township government · Warren 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 $507 thousand and spent $414 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes40%State tax money37%County and local tax money13%Federal tax money8.1%Fees for services (road charges)1.2%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

13%

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

Township taxes40%

Property tax
25%$129 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$58 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$41 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$186 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$68 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$3 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

45%

of Spring Creek Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$199 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$199 thousand
Running the government and other costs
45%$187 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$123 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 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.