Township government · Pike County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dingman Township took in $3.5 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%Federal tax money18%State tax money11%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)9.2%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

18%

of Dingman Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes61%

Property tax
41%$1.4 million
Other taxes
20%$693 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$558 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.2%

Fees for services
9.2%$317 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$290 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$613 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$373 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$26 thousand
Fines
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals12%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

12%

of Dingman Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$393 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$202 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$105 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$975 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$975 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$582 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$348 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$205 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$479 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$479 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$81 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
  • Libraries$18 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$12 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dingman 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 Dingman 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.