Township government · Dauphin County, PA

Middle Paxton Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Middle Paxton Township took in $2.2 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%Fines and other17%Federal tax money12%State tax money12%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)7.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

39%

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

Township taxes50%

Individual income tax
39%$859 thousand
Other taxes
11%$238 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$160 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$77 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.2%$5 thousand

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$166 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 1 more
  • Road charges$91 thousand
  • Other service charges$62 thousand
  • Garbage collection$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$268 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$264 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$6 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$374 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking39%Parks, recreation and libraries8.9%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

8.9%

of Middle Paxton 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
41%$602 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$466 thousand
  • Government buildings$89 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
39%$569 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$569 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$131 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$131 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$48 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$26 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
  • Water supply$3 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Middle Paxton 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 Middle Paxton 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.