Township government · Cumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Monroe Township took in $5.1 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)48%Township taxes37%State tax money6.8%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

48%

of Monroe Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes37%

Individual income tax
20%$1.0 million
Property tax
8.9%$454 thousand
Other taxes
8.7%$443 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$233 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$106 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$57 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$704 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$326 thousand

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$347 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$87 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Interest on debt5.2%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

31%

of Monroe Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$743 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$298 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$276 thousand
  • Government buildings$91 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$79 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$349 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$337 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$192 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.0%$110 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$110 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$97 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monroe 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 Monroe 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.