Township government · Tioga County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nelson Township took in $259 thousand and spent $196 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%State tax money37%Federal tax money11%Fines and other3.9%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

14%

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

Township taxes48%

Property tax
30%$77 thousand
Individual income tax
14%$35 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$29 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$95 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$1 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$9 thousand
Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs23%Environment and natural resources20%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

20%

of Nelson Township's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$77 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$77 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$45 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$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
20%$40 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Nelson 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 Nelson 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.