Township government · Schuylkill County, PA

New Castle Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Castle Township took in $382 thousand and spent $291 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes77%Fines and other12%State tax money6.8%Fees for services (road charges)4.5%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

28%

of New Castle Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes77%

Property tax
37%$143 thousand
Other taxes
28%$108 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$103 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
11%$43 thousand

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$26 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$1 thousand

Fines and other12%

Fines
7.1%$27 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.5%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%

What stands out

41%

of New Castle Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$119 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$53 thousand
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$83 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$48 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$48 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$41 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

New Castle 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 New Castle 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.