Township government · Blair County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Taylor Township took in $874 thousand and spent $646 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%State tax money20%Federal tax money15%Fines and other1.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.9%

What stands out

32%

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

Township taxes64%

Individual income tax
32%$278 thousand
Other taxes
23%$199 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$110 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$64 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.3%$81 thousand

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$127 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$171 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$8 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

38%

of Taylor Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$363 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$363 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$245 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$85 thousand
  • Government buildings$75 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Taylor 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 Taylor 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.