Township government · Tioga County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morris Township took in $531 thousand and spent $561 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%Township taxes27%Fines and other9.8%Federal tax money5.6%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)3.4%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

53%

of Morris Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes27%

Property tax
16%$86 thousand
Individual income tax
8.7%$46 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$30 thousand

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$280 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$5 thousand

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$50 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%

What stands out

74%

of Morris Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
74%$417 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$417 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$118 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$77 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morris 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 Morris 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.