Township government · Butler County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Summit Township took in $2.5 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Township taxes37%County and local tax money8.9%Fines and other1.9%Fees for services (road charges, sewer)1.4%

What stands out

20%

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

Township taxes37%

Individual income tax
20%$489 thousand
Property tax
8.9%$222 thousand
Other taxes
8.8%$220 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$76 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$73 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$62 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$35 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand
  • Sewer$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$1.3 million

County and local tax money8.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.9%$223 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$45 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking87%Running the government and other costs9.5%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

87%

of Summit 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
87%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$404 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$258 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$87 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
  • Police$12 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$73 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$9 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Summit 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 Summit 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.