Township government · Mercer County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Worth Township took in $243 thousand and spent $195 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%State tax money29%Federal tax money19%Fines and other4.5%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

36%

of Worth 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
36%$87 thousand
Property tax
7.4%$18 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$45 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$71 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$10 thousand
Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%

What stands out

15%

of Worth 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
59%$115 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$115 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$44 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)$23 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Worth 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 Worth 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.