Township government · Susquehanna 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 $373 thousand and spent $764 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes37%State tax money35%Fines and other18%Federal tax money6.7%Fees for services (road charges)2.7%

What stands out

18%

of Harmony Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes37%

Property tax
34%$126 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$25 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$130 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$68 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking88%Running the government and other costs7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

88%

of Harmony 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
88%$675 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$675 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$57 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$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$5 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.