Township government · Monroe County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eldred Township took in $1.4 million and spent $941 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money13%Fees for services (parks and recreation)12%Federal tax money11%Fines and other4.9%

What stands out

24%

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

Township taxes60%

Property tax
30%$417 thousand
Individual income tax
24%$340 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$86 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$66 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$17 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$168 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$99 thousand
  • Other service charges$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$150 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$181 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$67 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

8.2%

of Eldred 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
39%$367 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$367 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$330 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$155 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$104 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$166 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$71 thousand
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Eldred 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 Eldred 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.