Township government · Schuylkill 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 $570 thousand and spent $648 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money42%State tax money29%Township taxes21%Federal tax money6.7%Fines and other1.1%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

42%

of Eldred Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes21%

Individual income tax
14%$80 thousand
Property tax
3.9%$22 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$38 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$165 thousand

County and local tax money42%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
42%$240 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$5 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking85%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails2.3%

What stands out

85%

of Eldred Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
85%$554 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$554 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$79 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$60 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 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.