Township government · Susquehanna County, PA

Great Bend Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Great Bend Township took in $736 thousand and spent $574 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%Township taxes41%Federal tax money13%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

13%

of Great Bend Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes41%

Property tax
37%$270 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$31 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$94 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$328 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$2 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$8 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%

What stands out

71%

of Great Bend 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
71%$405 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$405 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$104 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)$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Great Bend 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 Great Bend 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.