Township government · Dauphin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jackson Township took in $625 thousand and spent $465 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money27%Federal tax money17%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services (sewer)1.3%

What stands out

40%

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

Township taxes53%

Individual income tax
40%$253 thousand
Other taxes
8.2%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$34 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.2%$26 thousand

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Sewer$3 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%$106 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$168 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$11 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

4.5%

of Jackson 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
64%$296 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$296 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$105 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$52 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson 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 Jackson 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.