Township government · Carbon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mahoning Township took in $2.6 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%State tax money15%Federal tax money8.4%Fines and other8.1%Fees for services (parking, parks and recreation)4.5%

What stands out

19%

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

Township taxes64%

Property tax
31%$827 thousand
Individual income tax
19%$508 thousand
Other taxes
14%$366 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$172 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$101 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$83 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$120 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parking and 1 more
  • Other service charges$108 thousand
  • Parking$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$222 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$386 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$200 thousand
Fines
0.5%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking23%Health and hospitals1.6%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

44%

of Mahoning 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%$992 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$754 thousand
  • Fire protection$160 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$78 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$702 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$329 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$176 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$140 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$520 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$520 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mahoning 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 Mahoning 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.