Township government · Cumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cooke Township took in $223 thousand and spent $217 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%State tax money43%Federal tax money4.5%County and local tax money3.6%Fees for services (sewer)1.8%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

13%

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

Township taxes47%

Property tax
32%$71 thousand
Individual income tax
13%$29 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$10 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$96 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$8 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

74%

of Cooke 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
74%$161 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$161 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$47 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)$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cooke 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 Cooke 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.