Township government · Susquehanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gibson Township took in $857 thousand and spent $971 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Township taxes30%Fines and other12%Federal tax money7.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.2%

What stands out

14%

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

Township taxes30%

Individual income tax
14%$122 thousand
Property tax
14%$121 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$61 thousand

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$437 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$99 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%

What stands out

11%

of Gibson Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
70%$675 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$675 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$118 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$43 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$111 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$67 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gibson 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 Gibson 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.