Township government · Forest County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hickory Township took in $236 thousand and spent $432 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money32%Township taxes30%State tax money26%Fees for services (sewer)7.6%County and local tax money2.1%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

32%

of Hickory Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes30%

Property tax
15%$36 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$27 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$15 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money32%

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

From the federal government
32%$76 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$62 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$4 thousand
Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%Health and hospitals1.2%Police, fire, courts and jails0.9%

What stands out

6.3%

of Hickory Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
76%$327 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$327 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$69 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
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$27 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$25 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.9%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hickory 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 Hickory 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.