Township government · Wyoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Exeter Township took in $437 thousand and spent $623 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Township taxes30%Federal tax money7.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)4.3%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

19%

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

Township taxes30%

Individual income tax
19%$81 thousand
Property tax
8.0%$35 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$7 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$33 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$235 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$2 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$17 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking83%Running the government and other costs9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

83%

of Exeter 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
83%$519 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$519 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$56 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Exeter 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 Exeter 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.