Township government · Forest County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kingsley Township took in $223 thousand and spent $237 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money52%County and local tax money26%Township taxes18%Fees for services (sewer)1.8%State tax money1.3%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

52%

of Kingsley Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes18%

Property tax
11%$24 thousand
Individual income tax
7.6%$17 thousand

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money52%

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

From the federal government
52%$115 thousand

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$3 thousand

County and local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
26%$57 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$2 thousand
Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails2.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%Health and hospitals1.3%

What stands out

40%

of Kingsley 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
55%$130 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$130 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$94 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$66 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kingsley 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 Kingsley 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.