Township government · Mifflin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Menno Township took in $787 thousand and spent $455 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%State tax money13%Federal tax money13%County and local tax money8.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)3.2%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

21%

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

Township taxes61%

Property tax
34%$266 thousand
Individual income tax
21%$162 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$36 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$25 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Sewer$9 thousand
  • Electric power$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$100 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$105 thousand

County and local tax money8.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.9%$70 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$3 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking40%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

10%

of Menno Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$203 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)$93 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$76 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
40%$182 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$182 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
  • Libraries$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Menno 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 Menno 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.