Township government · Bradford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Columbia Township took in $889 thousand and spent $766 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money64%Township taxes20%Federal tax money6.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.7%Fines and other4.5%

What stands out

64%

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

Township taxes20%

Individual income tax
9.8%$87 thousand
Property tax
8.1%$72 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$17 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$42 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$37 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$60 thousand

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$568 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%

What stands out

4.6%

of Columbia 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%$540 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$540 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$151 thousand
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$106 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$35 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; electric power and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand
  • Electric power$2 thousand
  • Gas supply$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Columbia 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 Columbia 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.