Township government · Huntingdon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hopewell Township took in $321 thousand and spent $307 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)56%Township taxes32%Federal tax money9.7%State tax money1.2%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

56%

of Hopewell Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes32%

Property tax
18%$57 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$39 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$180 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$179 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$31 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$2 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

8.8%

of Hopewell 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
52%$160 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$160 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$107 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.8%$27 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hopewell 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 Hopewell 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.