Township government · Lycoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Armstrong Township took in $1.0 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money75%Township taxes16%Federal tax money4.5%Fines and other3.8%Fees for services (road charges)0.5%

What stands out

75%

of Armstrong Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes16%

Property tax
7.7%$79 thousand
Individual income tax
7.6%$78 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses
  • Public utility licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$46 thousand

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$764 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$38 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries60%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails1.5%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

60%

of Armstrong Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
60%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
23%$462 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$462 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$303 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$151 thousand
  • Government buildings$113 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.5%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Armstrong 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 Armstrong 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.