Township government · Tioga 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 $301 thousand and spent $288 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)36%State tax money34%Township taxes20%Federal tax money8.3%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

36%

of Hamilton Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes20%

Individual income tax
12%$35 thousand
Property tax
6.6%$20 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$107 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$100 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand
  • Water$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$25 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$101 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$8 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

46%

of Hamilton Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$132 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$79 thousand
  • Water supply$51 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$85 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$36 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$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Police$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 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.