Township government · Lycoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fairfield Township took in $989 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%State tax money21%Federal tax money15%Fines and other5.4%Fees for services1.7%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

45%

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

Township taxes57%

Individual income tax
45%$449 thousand
Other taxes
11%$111 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$79 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$145 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$208 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$6 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$50 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

75%

of Fairfield 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
75%$877 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$877 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$194 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$87 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$94 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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.