Township government · Snyder 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 $2.2 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%State tax money19%Federal tax money9.7%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)2.7%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

29%

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 taxes65%

Individual income tax
29%$636 thousand
Other taxes
27%$608 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$380 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$228 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.7%$193 thousand

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$60 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Sewer$7 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$216 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$426 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$14 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$59 thousand
Fines
0.3%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending0.1%

What stands out

3.1%

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%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$325 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$177 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$99 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$211 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$177 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$59 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$51 thousand
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 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.