Township government · Northumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Coal Township took in $5.3 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%Federal tax money15%State tax money11%Fines and other6.2%Fees for services5.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

15%

of Coal Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes62%

Property tax
33%$1.8 million
Other taxes
15%$804 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$610 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$104 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
14%$716 thousand

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$300 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$300 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$780 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$583 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$23 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$294 thousand
Fines
0.6%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking20%Housing and community development5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

46%

of Coal Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$993 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$627 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$301 thousand
  • Government buildings$157 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$978 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$855 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$53 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$49 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$896 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$893 thousand
  • Public transit$3 thousand
Housing and community development
5.3%$241 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$238 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$225 thousand
  • Libraries$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$98 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$98 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Coal 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 Coal 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.