Township government · Huntingdon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carbon Township took in $66 thousand and spent $73 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%State tax money36%Fines and other4.5%

What stands out

50%

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

Township taxes59%

Individual income tax
50%$33 thousand
Property tax
7.6%$5 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$24 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Fines
3.0%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails2.7%Health and hospitals1.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

62%

of Carbon 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
62%$45 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$24 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.7%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carbon Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Carbon 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.