Township government · Monroe County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Coolbaugh Township took in $12.1 million and spent $10.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes79%Federal tax money8.9%State tax money6.9%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)3.5%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

15%

of Coolbaugh Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes79%

Property tax
49%$5.9 million
Other taxes
15%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$513 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$155 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
15%$1.8 million

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$421 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$226 thousand
  • Sewer$167 thousand
  • Garbage collection$27 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$1.1 million

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$835 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$150 thousand
Fines
0.6%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

28%

of Coolbaugh Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$291 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.7 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$687 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$470 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$289 thousand
  • Government buildings$243 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$681 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$625 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$491 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$417 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$74 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$310 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$310 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$72 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Coolbaugh 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 Coolbaugh 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.