Township government · Cambria County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stonycreek Township took in $2.1 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)41%State tax money8.6%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

41%

of Stonycreek 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 taxes42%

Property tax
23%$488 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$252 thousand
Other taxes
7.4%$159 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$74 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$47 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$889 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$636 thousand
  • Garbage collection$190 thousand
  • Other service charges$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$138 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$184 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$22 thousand
Fines
0.8%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Interest on debt15%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

23%

of Stonycreek 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%

Running the government and other costs
27%$504 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$244 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$128 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$110 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$432 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$344 thousand
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$422 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$225 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$197 thousand
Interest on debt
15%$270 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$198 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$192 thousand
  • Public transit$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stonycreek 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 Stonycreek 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.