Township government · Huntingdon 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 $480 thousand and spent $463 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

State tax money60%Township taxes29%Federal tax money9.4%Fees for services0.8%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

20%

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 taxes29%

Individual income tax
20%$97 thousand
Property tax
6.3%$30 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

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

From the federal government
9.4%$45 thousand

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$287 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$2 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.5%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

44%

of Jackson Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$222 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$222 thousand
Running the government and other costs
44%$205 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$176 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 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.