Township government · Susquehanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Milford Township took in $2.2 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Township taxes34%Fines and other16%Federal tax money4.5%Fees for services1.9%

What stands out

18%

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

Township taxes34%

Individual income tax
18%$387 thousand
Property tax
14%$312 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$42 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$98 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$951 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$338 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

68%

of New Milford 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
68%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$432 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$173 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$142 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$149 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

New Milford 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 New Milford 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.