Township government · Fulton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Belfast Township took in $594 thousand and spent $529 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes37%State tax money35%Fines and other14%Fees for services (sewer)12%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes37%

Individual income tax
31%$185 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.5%$9 thousand

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$73 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$65 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$209 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$12 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$80 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Interest on debt2.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

10%

of Belfast 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%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$301 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$301 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$127 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$81 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$53 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$51 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Belfast Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Belfast 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.