Township government · Clearfield County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Goshen Township took in $276 thousand and spent $195 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Township taxes24%Fines and other9.1%Federal tax money8.0%Fees for services (road charges)5.4%County and local tax money2.5%

What stands out

15%

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

Township taxes24%

Individual income tax
15%$42 thousand
Property tax
5.1%$14 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$8 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$14 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$22 thousand

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$142 thousand

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$7 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$23 thousand
Fines
0.7%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails12%

What stands out

12%

of Goshen 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
66%$128 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$128 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$44 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$20 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Goshen 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 Goshen 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.