Township government · Columbia County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Locust Township took in $1.2 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money39%Township taxes33%State tax money14%Federal tax money9.6%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

39%

of Locust 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 taxes33%

Property tax
16%$197 thousand
Individual income tax
15%$182 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$118 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$168 thousand

County and local tax money39%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
39%$478 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$29 thousand
Fines
1.9%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%Health and hospitals<0.1%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

44%

of Locust 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
44%$472 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$444 thousand
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$364 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$210 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$82 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$175 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$175 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Locust 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 Locust 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.