Township government · Dauphin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mifflin Township took in $400 thousand and spent $284 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%State tax money27%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)21%Federal tax money11%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes41%

Individual income tax
27%$107 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$13 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.3%$25 thousand

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$84 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$79 thousand
  • Sewer$3 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$43 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$106 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$3 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%

What stands out

68%

of Mifflin Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
68%$193 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$193 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$72 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$47 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mifflin 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 Mifflin 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.