Township government · Huntingdon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Walker Township took in $597 thousand and spent $465 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%State tax money19%Federal tax money17%Fines and other1.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)0.8%

What stands out

39%

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

Township taxes61%

Individual income tax
39%$235 thousand
Other taxes
13%$78 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$40 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.9%$53 thousand

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$101 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$116 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$8 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

16%

of Walker Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$243 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$243 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$119 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)$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$75 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Walker 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 Walker 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.