Township government · Susquehanna 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 $634 thousand and spent $241 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money71%Township taxes21%Federal tax money7.3%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

71%

of Jackson Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes21%

Property tax
18%$111 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$46 thousand

State tax money71%

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

From the state
71%$453 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.3%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails14%

What stands out

14%

of Jackson Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$142 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$142 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$66 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$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$33 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$33 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.