Township government · Wyoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Forkston Township took in $586 thousand and spent $437 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money48%State tax money21%Township taxes14%Fines and other13%Federal tax money3.2%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

48%

of Forkston Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes14%

Property tax
7.3%$43 thousand
Individual income tax
4.9%$29 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$19 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$125 thousand

County and local tax money48%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
48%$282 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$77 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Health and hospitals0.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

74%

of Forkston 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
74%$325 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$325 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$70 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$39 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Forkston 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 Forkston 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.