Township government · Northumberland County, PA

Mount Carmel Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Carmel Township took in $1.8 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)25%State tax money13%Federal tax money8.6%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

25%

of Mount Carmel 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 taxes51%

Property tax
29%$538 thousand
Individual income tax
14%$252 thousand
Other taxes
8.0%$147 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$105 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$23 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$463 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$242 thousand
  • Other service charges$161 thousand
  • Garbage collection$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$159 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$238 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Fines
1.6%$29 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Housing and community development1.7%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

20%

of Mount Carmel 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%

Running the government and other costs
35%$544 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$268 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$151 thousand
  • Government buildings$66 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$59 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$516 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$441 thousand
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$311 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$264 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$151 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$151 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$26 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel 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.