Township government · Lycoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bastress Township took in $137 thousand and spent $62 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money22%Federal tax money21%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

50%

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

Township taxes56%

Individual income tax
50%$68 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.2%$3 thousand

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$29 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails11%

What stands out

27%

of Bastress Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$25 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$13 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bastress 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 Bastress 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.