Township government · Lycoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cummings Township took in $823 thousand and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money84%Township taxes8.0%Fines and other4.7%Federal tax money1.7%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

84%

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

Township taxes8.0%

Other taxes
4.0%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
4.0%$33 thousand

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$14 thousand

State tax money84%

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

From the state
84%$695 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$9 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$38 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs78%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%

What stands out

78%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
78%$1.1 million
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$627 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$406 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$181 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$181 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$84 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Police$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cummings 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 Cummings 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.