Township government · Lawrence 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 $558 thousand and spent $445 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%Fees for services (sewer)30%State tax money12%Federal tax money9.1%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

30%

of Taylor Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes47%

Property tax
27%$150 thousand
Individual income tax
18%$99 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$167 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$136 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$51 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$68 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$10 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

34%

of Taylor Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$156 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$65 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$153 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$105 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$79 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Police$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$56 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$56 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.