Township government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hegins Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%State tax money16%Federal tax money12%Fines and other5.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)4.2%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

30%

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

Township taxes62%

Individual income tax
30%$438 thousand
Property tax
26%$388 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$91 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$58 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$32 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$62 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
  • Other service charges$29 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$176 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$236 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$5 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$71 thousand
Fines
0.7%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

7.5%

of Hegins 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
43%$528 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$528 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$355 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$141 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$114 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$240 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$189 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$92 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$92 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hegins 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 Hegins 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.