Township government · Forest County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jenks Township took in $2.3 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)57%Federal tax money17%Township taxes15%State tax money8.2%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

57%

of Jenks 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 taxes15%

Property tax
7.2%$163 thousand
Individual income tax
4.5%$101 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$83 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$48 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$11 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%$393 thousand

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$186 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$23 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$27 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%Interest on debt3.2%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%

What stands out

42%

of Jenks 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$833 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$833 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$582 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$582 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$399 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$186 thousand
  • Government buildings$119 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$62 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jenks 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 Jenks 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.