Township government · Forest County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harmony Township took in $316 thousand and spent $253 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%State tax money31%Federal tax money9.8%Fees for services8.9%Fines and other8.5%

What stands out

12%

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

Township taxes41%

Property tax
25%$78 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$37 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.8%

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

From the federal government
9.8%$31 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$99 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$25 thousand
Fines
0.6%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%

What stands out

19%

of Harmony 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
53%$133 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$133 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$63 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$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$48 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and fire protection
  • Inspections and regulation$38 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harmony 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 Harmony 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.