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Polkton Charter Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Polkton Charter Township took in $1.1 million and spent $970 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)21%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

21%

of Polkton Charter Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes54%

Property tax
53%$597 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$242 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and water
  • Garbage collection$182 thousand
  • Water$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$263 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$17 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments32%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

32%

of Polkton Charter Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
32%$314 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$314 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$287 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)$144 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$60 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$206 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$173 thousand
  • Police$27 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$57 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$57 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$56 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$56 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$41 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$38 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Polkton Charter 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 Polkton Charter 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.