Township government · Somerset 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 $801 thousand and spent $996 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes45%State tax money31%Federal tax money14%Fines and other10%County and local tax money0.4%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

24%

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 taxes45%

Individual income tax
24%$194 thousand
Property tax
14%$110 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$17 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$111 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$246 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$3 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$77 thousand
Fines
0.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

75%

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
75%$744 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$744 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$174 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$105 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$73 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$58 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$5 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.