Township government · Cambria County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Summerhill Township took in $897 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%State tax money17%Federal tax money13%Fines and other11%County and local tax money1.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.3%

What stands out

28%

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

Township taxes57%

Individual income tax
28%$253 thousand
Property tax
24%$217 thousand
Other taxes
4.8%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$118 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$152 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$12 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$92 thousand
Fines
0.8%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

19%

of Summerhill Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$679 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$679 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$210 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$178 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$194 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$86 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Summerhill 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 Summerhill 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.