Township government · Dauphin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jefferson Township took in $255 thousand and spent $220 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money36%State tax money27%Township taxes25%Federal tax money7.8%Fees for services (sewer)3.1%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

36%

of Jefferson Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes25%

Individual income tax
17%$43 thousand
Property tax
6.7%$17 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$20 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$68 thousand

County and local tax money36%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
36%$93 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$2 thousand
Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

76%

of Jefferson Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
76%$168 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$168 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$44 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$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$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
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.