Township government · Jefferson County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Henderson Township took in $537 thousand and spent $710 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%State tax money29%Federal tax money17%Fines and other1.1%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

33%

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

Township taxes52%

Individual income tax
33%$175 thousand
Property tax
16%$85 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$15 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$92 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$156 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$3 thousand
Fines
0.6%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs14%Health and hospitals9.6%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%

What stands out

10%

of Henderson Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
72%$511 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$511 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$102 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$64 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.6%$68 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$68 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Henderson 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 Henderson 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.