Township government · Columbia County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Conyngham Township took in $371 thousand and spent $437 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money24%Fees for services4.0%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

36%

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

Township taxes70%

Individual income tax
36%$135 thousand
Property tax
23%$84 thousand
Other taxes
11%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$88 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$3 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$6 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%

What stands out

12%

of Conyngham 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
54%$238 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$238 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$92 thousand
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$38 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$53 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Conyngham Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Conyngham 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.