Township government · Somerset 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 $1.2 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, gas)23%State tax money23%Federal tax money10%Fines and other5.9%

What stands out

23%

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 taxes38%

Individual income tax
19%$220 thousand
Property tax
13%$150 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$76 thousand
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Amusement taxes$30 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$29 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$268 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; gas and 3 more
  • Sewer$227 thousand
  • Gas$27 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$119 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$264 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$66 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs16%Interest on debt8.2%Police, fire, courts and jails2.1%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

29%

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%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$547 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$547 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$365 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$364 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$200 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$127 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Interest on debt
8.2%$103 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.1%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 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.