Township government · Susquehanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Choconut Township took in $1.2 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money77%Township taxes15%Fines and other4.3%Federal tax money2.9%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

77%

of Choconut Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes15%

Property tax
13%$155 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$22 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$35 thousand

State tax money77%

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

From the state
77%$928 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$51 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking92%Running the government and other costs5.3%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

92%

of Choconut 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
92%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$65 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)$25 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Choconut 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 Choconut 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.