Township government · Montour 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 $3.8 million and spent $5.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%State tax money19%Fines and other8.9%Federal tax money5.7%Fees for services (parking, garbage collection)1.6%

What stands out

29%

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 taxes65%

Individual income tax
29%$1.1 million
Other taxes
21%$814 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$666 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$104 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$547 thousand

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$59 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parking and 1 more
  • Other service charges$41 thousand
  • Parking$15 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$217 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$731 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$320 thousand
Fines
0.5%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

27%

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%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$1.9 million
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$993 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$383 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$379 thousand
  • Government buildings$152 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$445 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
  • Sewer systems$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.