Township government · Carbon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kidder Township took in $4.0 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes72%Fees for services (garbage collection)22%State tax money4.5%Fines and other1.1%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

31%

of Kidder Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes72%

Property tax
36%$1.4 million
Other taxes
31%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$996 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$161 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$50 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
5.4%$218 thousand

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$871 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$468 thousand
  • Garbage collection$403 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$28 thousand

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$182 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$28 thousand
Fines
0.4%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Health and hospitals9.1%Roads, transit and parking3.0%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

40%

of Kidder 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$710 thousand
  • Fire protection$233 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$226 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$1.0 million
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$406 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$264 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$196 thousand
  • Government buildings$167 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$360 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$340 thousand
  • Sewer systems$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.1%$267 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$267 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$89 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$89 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kidder 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 Kidder 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.