Township government · Tioga County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gaines Township took in $451 thousand and spent $508 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%County and local tax money28%State tax money21%Fines and other6.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.3%

What stands out

28%

of Gaines 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 taxes41%

Property tax
26%$117 thousand
Individual income tax
8.0%$36 thousand
Other taxes
7.5%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$93 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$126 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$25 thousand
Fines
1.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

25%

of Gaines 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
57%$289 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$289 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$127 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$107 thousand
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$85 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 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

Gaines 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 Gaines 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.