Township government · Columbia County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hemlock Township took in $3.8 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Township taxes37%Fees for services (road charges)6.6%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money3.1%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

10%

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

Township taxes37%

Property tax
21%$805 thousand
Individual income tax
9.5%$362 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$247 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$133 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$96 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$253 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$247 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$118 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$1.9 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$8 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Fines
1.9%$71 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.8%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%Health and hospitals0.6%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

31%

of Hemlock 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%

Running the government and other costs
50%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$944 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$164 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$141 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$795 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$652 thousand
  • Fire protection$128 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$410 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$410 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$33 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
  • Water supply$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hemlock 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 Hemlock 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.