Township government · Jefferson County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gaskill Township took in $322 thousand and spent $261 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%State tax money31%Federal tax money14%Fees for services2.8%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

22%

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

Township taxes51%

Property tax
25%$80 thousand
Individual income tax
22%$72 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$8 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$45 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$101 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%

What stands out

75%

of Gaskill 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%$197 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$197 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$54 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gaskill 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 Gaskill 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.