Township government · Fayette County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Tyrone Township took in $490 thousand and spent $487 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%Federal tax money21%State tax money19%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.7%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

37%

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

Township taxes55%

Individual income tax
37%$181 thousand
Property tax
9.2%$45 thousand
Other taxes
8.6%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$29 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$102 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$94 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$6 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs35%Interest on debt17%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%

What stands out

17%

of Upper Tyrone Township's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$188 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$188 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$172 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$102 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Interest on debt
17%$85 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Tyrone 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 Tyrone 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.