Township government · Wayne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Damascus Township took in $1.9 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money20%Federal tax money9.8%Fees for services4.1%Fines and other4.0%County and local tax money2.4%

What stands out

10%

of Damascus Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes60%

Property tax
53%$1.0 million
Other taxes
7.4%$144 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$138 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$79 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.8%

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

From the federal government
9.8%$190 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$381 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$46 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$65 thousand
Fines
0.6%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Health and hospitals2.1%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

4.5%

of Damascus Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$342 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$200 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$131 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$103 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$82 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$38 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$28 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$28 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Damascus 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 Damascus 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.