Township government · Susquehanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brooklyn Township took in $813 thousand and spent $843 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money62%Township taxes22%Fines and other9.8%Federal tax money5.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.5%

What stands out

62%

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

Township taxes22%

Individual income tax
11%$86 thousand
Property tax
10%$85 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$47 thousand

State tax money62%

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

From the state
62%$502 thousand

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$79 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Roads, transit and parking42%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

52%

of Brooklyn Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$442 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$365 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
42%$354 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$354 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn 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.