Township government · Franklin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Metal Township took in $553 thousand and spent $432 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money23%Federal tax money18%Fines and other3.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.7%

What stands out

34%

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

Township taxes54%

Individual income tax
34%$186 thousand
Other taxes
11%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.9%$49 thousand

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$97 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$126 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$11 thousand
Fines
1.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Health and hospitals3.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

21%

of Metal 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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$180 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)$80 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$79 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$147 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$147 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$91 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Metal 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 Metal 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.