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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Easton Township took in $1.1 million and spent $460 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money31%County and local tax money24%Fines and other18%Fees for services17%Township taxes10%

What stands out

24%

of Easton Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes10%

Property tax
10%$107 thousand

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$176 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$117 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$327 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$258 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$189 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs64%Roads, transit and parking14%Sent to other local governments10%Health and hospitals7.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%

What stands out

64%

of Easton 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%

Running the government and other costs
64%$294 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$139 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$69 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$66 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$66 thousand
Sent to other local governments
10%$46 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.4%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Easton Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Easton 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.