Township government · Wayne County, PA

Cherry Ridge Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cherry Ridge Township took in $350 thousand and spent $232 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes42%Federal tax money26%State tax money23%Fees for services6.9%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

26%

of Cherry Ridge Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes42%

Property tax
26%$91 thousand
Other taxes
16%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$46 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$24 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money26%

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

From the federal government
26%$92 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$80 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Fines
1.7%$6 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%

What stands out

67%

of Cherry Ridge 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
67%$156 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$156 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$60 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cherry Ridge 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 Cherry Ridge 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.