Township government · Perry County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Miller Township took in $339 thousand and spent $203 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money25%Federal tax money17%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.3%

What stands out

35%

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

Township taxes55%

Individual income tax
35%$119 thousand
Property tax
12%$41 thousand
Other taxes
8.0%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$25 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$58 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$86 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$4 thousand
Fines
0.9%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%

What stands out

14%

of Miller 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%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$116 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$116 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$57 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)$28 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Miller 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 Miller 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.