Township government · Columbia County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montour Township took in $1.1 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)27%Fines and other17%State tax money7.6%County and local tax money3.3%

What stands out

27%

of Montour 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 taxes45%

Property tax
28%$306 thousand
Individual income tax
15%$167 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$292 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$282 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand
  • Water$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$84 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$36 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
12%$127 thousand
Fines
5.6%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking17%Interest on debt5.8%

What stands out

27%

of Montour 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$451 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$293 thousand
  • Fire protection$86 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$65 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$372 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$368 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$229 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$95 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$224 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$224 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montour Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Montour 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.