Township government · Crawford 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 $888 thousand and spent $740 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%State tax money21%Federal tax money11%Fines and other7.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)0.8%

What stands out

21%

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 taxes59%

Property tax
31%$279 thousand
Individual income tax
21%$184 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; amusement taxes and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$44 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$17 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$102 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$184 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$67 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs32%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.8%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

4.3%

of Summit Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$412 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$412 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$240 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$96 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$28 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$25 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$4 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.