Township government · Mifflin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Decatur Township took in $1.1 million and spent $662 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%State tax money29%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (sewer)2.3%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes52%

Individual income tax
27%$301 thousand
Property tax
22%$242 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$33 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$25 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$161 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$330 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$5 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$17 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.2%

What stands out

4.2%

of Decatur 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
62%$412 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$412 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$166 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$105 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$56 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$28 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Decatur 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 Decatur 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.