Township government · Tioga County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Charleston Township took in $1.7 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money31%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)3.5%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

22%

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

Township taxes53%

Property tax
24%$412 thousand
Individual income tax
22%$377 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$106 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$59 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 1 more
  • Road charges$24 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Garbage collection$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$180 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$521 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$42 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.7%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

3.7%

of Charleston Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
68%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$372 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$278 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$96 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$62 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$62 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Charleston 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 Charleston 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.