Township government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Foster Township took in $926 thousand and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)65%Township taxes28%Fines and other4.5%State tax money1.7%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

65%

of Foster 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 taxes28%

Property tax
18%$167 thousand
Other taxes
6.8%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$61 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
2.7%$25 thousand

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$600 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and sewer
  • Garbage collection$587 thousand
  • Sewer$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$13 thousand

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$16 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$38 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.5%Interest on debt0.6%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

25%

of Foster Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$489 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$489 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$431 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$232 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
  • Government buildings$95 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$326 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$219 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$93 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$46 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Foster 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 Foster 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.