Township government · Snyder County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Adams Township took in $339 thousand and spent $441 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes45%State tax money38%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)1.8%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

25%

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

Township taxes45%

Individual income tax
25%$86 thousand
Other taxes
9.7%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.4%$32 thousand

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 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%$48 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$129 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$4 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking80%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%

What stands out

80%

of Adams 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
80%$353 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$353 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$62 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$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Adams 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 Adams 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.