Township government · Mercer County, PA

Wolf Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wolf Creek Township took in $297 thousand and spent $211 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes46%State tax money36%Federal tax money14%Fees for services1.7%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes46%

Individual income tax
31%$92 thousand
Property tax
13%$38 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$43 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$108 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Fines
0.7%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

69%

of Wolf Creek 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%$146 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$146 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$44 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)$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wolf Creek 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 Wolf Creek 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.