Township government · Schuylkill County, PA

East Norwegian Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Norwegian Township took in $707 thousand and spent $495 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%Fees for services (garbage collection)11%State tax money7.9%Federal tax money6.1%County and local tax money5.1%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

38%

of East Norwegian Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes66%

Other taxes
38%$266 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$176 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$115 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$88 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$80 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$43 thousand

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$56 thousand

County and local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.1%$36 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$20 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

17%

of East Norwegian 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
38%$186 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$186 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$121 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$57 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$98 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$77 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$86 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$86 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Norwegian 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 East Norwegian 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.