Township government · Columbia County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Pleasant Township took in $554 thousand and spent $545 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%State tax money31%Federal tax money15%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

42%

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

Township taxes52%

Individual income tax
42%$231 thousand
Property tax
5.8%$32 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$82 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$170 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$7 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking79%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%

What stands out

79%

of Mount Pleasant 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
79%$428 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$428 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$89 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$28 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mount Pleasant 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 Pleasant 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.