Township government · Bradford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Canton Township took in $1.1 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes40%State tax money32%Federal tax money10%Fees for services8.4%County and local tax money8.0%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

16%

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

Township taxes40%

Property tax
22%$239 thousand
Individual income tax
16%$178 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$21 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$91 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$110 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$348 thousand

County and local tax money8.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.0%$87 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$7 thousand
Fines
0.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Housing and community development1.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

69%

of Canton 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
69%$814 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$814 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$257 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$187 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$78 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Canton 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 Canton 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.