Township government · Wyoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mehoopany Township took in $612 thousand and spent $434 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)27%State tax money26%Township taxes23%Fines and other17%Federal tax money7.5%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

27%

of Mehoopany Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes23%

Individual income tax
13%$80 thousand
Property tax
7.2%$44 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$163 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$157 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$46 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$158 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$5 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
15%$91 thousand
Fines
1.8%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Interest on debt6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

22%

of Mehoopany 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
32%$139 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$139 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$96 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$44 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$96 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$63 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
  • Water supply$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$70 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$35 thousand
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
6.9%$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mehoopany 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 Mehoopany 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.