Township government · Tioga County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elk Township took in $221 thousand and spent $127 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

State tax money78%County and local tax money10%Township taxes6.8%Fees for services (road charges)5.0%

What stands out

78%

of Elk Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes6.8%

Other taxes
4.5%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.3%$5 thousand

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money78%

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

From the state
78%$173 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails0.8%

What stands out

77%

of Elk 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
77%$98 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$98 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$28 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elk 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 Elk 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.