Township government · Sullivan County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Davidson Township took in $426 thousand and spent $299 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Township taxes40%Federal tax money6.6%Fees for services (sewer)0.7%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

12%

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

Township taxes40%

Property tax
24%$102 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$50 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$28 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$223 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%Health and hospitals1.7%

What stands out

4.7%

of Davidson 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
56%$168 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$168 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$68 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$14 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$10 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Davidson 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 Davidson 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.