Township government · Sullivan County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Elkland Township took in $464 thousand and spent $565 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Township taxes24%Fees for services (road charges, sewer)13%Federal tax money6.0%County and local tax money2.8%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

13%

of Elkland Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes24%

Property tax
13%$59 thousand
Individual income tax
8.4%$39 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$60 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Road charges$56 thousand
  • Sewer$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$28 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$242 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$13 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$7 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Health and hospitals1.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

31%

of Elkland Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$350 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$350 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$173 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$103 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elkland Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Elkland 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.