Township government · Huntingdon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tell Township took in $305 thousand and spent $167 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Township taxes30%Federal tax money11%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.3%

What stands out

20%

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

Township taxes30%

Individual income tax
20%$60 thousand
Other taxes
7.2%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.6%$11 thousand

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$4 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%$33 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$165 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$8 thousand
Fines
0.7%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

67%

of Tell 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
67%$112 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$112 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$42 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$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

Tell 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 Tell 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.