Township government · Columbia County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cleveland Township took in $605 thousand and spent $614 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%State tax money35%Federal tax money9.3%Fines and other7.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.1%

What stands out

24%

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

Township taxes43%

Individual income tax
24%$143 thousand
Property tax
17%$103 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$31 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$30 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$56 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$209 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$42 thousand
Fines
0.8%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals0.2%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

23%

of Cleveland Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$363 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$363 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$143 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$122 thousand
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$106 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)$52 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cleveland 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 Cleveland 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.