Township government · Monroe County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chestnuthill Township took in $7.3 million and spent $8.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%State tax money14%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)4.5%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

25%

of Chestnuthill Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes65%

Property tax
30%$2.2 million
Individual income tax
25%$1.9 million
Other taxes
10%$739 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$506 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$229 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$330 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$199 thousand
  • Garbage collection$100 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Road charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$890 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$988 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$137 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$145 thousand
Fines
0.6%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs22%Housing and community development7.3%Environment and natural resources7.3%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

47%

of Chestnuthill Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$515 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$250 thousand
  • Government buildings$117 thousand
Housing and community development
7.3%$625 thousand
Environment and natural resources
7.3%$624 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$624 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$602 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$414 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$156 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$376 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$376 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$285 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$285 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$87 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chestnuthill 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 Chestnuthill 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.