Township government · Juniata 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 $726 thousand and spent $417 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%State tax money37%Federal tax money17%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.8%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes44%

Individual income tax
31%$223 thousand
Property tax
11%$80 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 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%$123 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$266 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
0.4%$3 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails3.4%

What stands out

44%

of Monroe Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$220 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$220 thousand
Running the government and other costs
44%$183 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$137 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$14 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.