Township government · Columbia County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Catawissa Township took in $309 thousand and spent $323 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 taxes58%State tax money29%Fines and other13%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

40%

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

Township taxes58%

Individual income tax
40%$124 thousand
Property tax
16%$49 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$89 thousand

Fines and other13%

Fines
12%$38 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs16%

What stands out

38%

of Catawissa Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$148 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$148 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$122 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$94 thousand
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$53 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)$30 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Catawissa 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 Catawissa 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.