Township government · Erie County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Venango Township took in $1.0 million and spent $949 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money29%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money2.0%Fines and other1.9%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

26%

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

Township taxes55%

Property tax
28%$288 thousand
Individual income tax
26%$269 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 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%$117 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$305 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$21 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$16 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails1.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

33%

of Venango Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$619 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$619 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$312 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$111 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$83 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.4%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Venango 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 Venango 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.