Township government · Franklin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hamilton Township took in $3.0 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%Federal tax money20%State tax money17%Fees for services (road charges, sewer)3.2%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

48%

of Hamilton Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes60%

Individual income tax
48%$1.4 million
Other taxes
11%$325 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$323 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.3%$39 thousand

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$94 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 2 more
  • Road charges$66 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Sewer$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$582 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$500 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$15 thousand
Fines
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Interest on debt23%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Health and hospitals1.3%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

23%

of Hamilton Township's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Interest on debt
23%$589 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$577 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$383 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$121 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$187 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$174 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$30 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$26 thousand
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$23 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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.