Township government · Somerset County, PA

Upper Turkeyfoot Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Turkeyfoot Township took in $498 thousand and spent $373 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%Township taxes38%Fees for services15%Fines and other4.6%County and local tax money2.8%

What stands out

21%

of Upper Turkeyfoot 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
21%$103 thousand
Property tax
9.4%$47 thousand
Other taxes
8.2%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$37 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$75 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$195 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$14 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$20 thousand
Fines
0.6%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%

What stands out

71%

of Upper Turkeyfoot 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
71%$263 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$263 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$99 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$53 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Turkeyfoot 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 Upper Turkeyfoot 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.