Township government · Sullivan County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cherry Township took in $1.6 million and spent $1.8 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 taxes46%State tax money33%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)7.9%Fines and other7.2%County and local tax money5.8%

What stands out

10%

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

Township taxes46%

Property tax
33%$527 thousand
Individual income tax
9.6%$151 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$125 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$107 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$523 thousand

County and local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.8%$91 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$100 thousand
Fines
0.8%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%Interest on debt2.2%

What stands out

4.8%

of Cherry 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
70%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$316 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$168 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$141 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$116 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$116 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$88 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$83 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cherry 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 Cherry 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.