Township government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

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

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%State tax money27%Fees for services (parking)2.7%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

22%

of Cass Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes68%

Property tax
27%$322 thousand
Other taxes
22%$264 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; amusement taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$236 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$15 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
19%$220 thousand

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$32 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parking
  • Other service charges$27 thousand
  • Parking$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$319 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$14 thousand
Fines
1.2%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Housing and community development26%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

26%

of Cass Township's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$413 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)$248 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$165 thousand
Housing and community development
26%$283 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$222 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$222 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$146 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$78 thousand
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cass 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 Cass 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.