Township government · Armstrong County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Valley Township took in $380 thousand and spent $327 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%State tax money29%County and local tax money15%Federal tax money8.7%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

22%

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

Township taxes47%

Individual income tax
22%$84 thousand
Property tax
19%$72 thousand
Other taxes
5.8%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$19 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$33 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$110 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$58 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails1.2%

What stands out

77%

of Valley 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
77%$252 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$252 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$71 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.2%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Valley 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 Valley 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.