Township government · Columbia County, PA

Fishing Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fishing Creek Township took in $592 thousand and spent $527 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money36%Federal tax money12%Fees for services1.7%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

29%

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

Township taxes49%

Individual income tax
29%$174 thousand
Property tax
16%$97 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$73 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$214 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.5%$3 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%Interest on debt0.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

73%

of Fishing Creek 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
73%$383 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$383 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$96 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$51 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fishing Creek 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 Fishing Creek 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.