Township government · Erie 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 $6.4 million and spent $6.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Township taxes38%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)7.7%Fines and other6.6%Federal tax money5.9%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

17%

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 taxes38%

Individual income tax
17%$1.1 million
Other taxes
16%$995 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$461 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$434 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$100 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.9%$375 thousand

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$491 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$422 thousand
  • Other service charges$44 thousand
  • Road charges$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$379 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$2.6 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$73 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$411 thousand
Fines
0.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs28%Health and hospitals13%Housing and community development7.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

13%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$708 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$611 thousand
  • Government buildings$327 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$274 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$860 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$860 thousand
Housing and community development
7.4%$500 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$212 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$110 thousand
  • Sewer systems$102 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$129 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$129 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.2%$82 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 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.