Township government · Cambria County, PA

West Carroll Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Carroll Township took in $392 thousand and spent $460 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money24%Federal tax money16%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

30%

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

Township taxes56%

Individual income tax
30%$116 thousand
Property tax
21%$83 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$12 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$63 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$93 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$10 thousand
Fines
1.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails9.8%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

69%

of West Carroll 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
69%$318 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$318 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$95 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$71 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$45 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$31 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Carroll 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 West Carroll 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.