Township government · Monroe County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hamilton Township took in $3.3 million and spent $4.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money39%Fines and other6.6%Fees for services (sewer)4.1%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

40%

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

Township taxes49%

Individual income tax
40%$1.3 million
Other taxes
6.0%$200 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$181 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.1%$103 thousand

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$135 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$125 thousand
  • Sewer$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$1.3 million

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$60 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$215 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

25%

of Hamilton 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
48%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$414 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$336 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$251 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$256 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$154 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$64 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$42 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$38 thousand
  • Water supply$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hamilton Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

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.