Township government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kline Township took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%State tax money14%Fees for services (garbage collection)12%Fines and other9.5%Federal tax money6.8%

What stands out

16%

of Kline Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes57%

Property tax
25%$267 thousand
Individual income tax
16%$169 thousand
Other taxes
15%$161 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$134 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$20 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$130 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$128 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$71 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$152 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$88 thousand
Fines
1.1%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Interest on debt1.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

10%

of Kline 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%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$522 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$522 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$290 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$240 thousand
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$191 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$99 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$114 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$114 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kline 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 Kline 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.