Township government · Wyoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nicholson Township took in $1.2 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Township taxes38%Fines and other5.3%

What stands out

13%

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

Township taxes38%

Property tax

21%$260 thousand

Individual income tax

13%$163 thousand

Other taxes

4.0%$49 thousand

What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes

Real estate and stock transfer taxes$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money56%

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

From the state

56%$691 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Fines

5.3%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Roads, transit and parking47%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%

What stands out

47%

of Nicholson Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs

47%$499 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$191 thousand
Government buildings$153 thousand
Other and not broken out$115 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Other government-run businesses$20 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

47%$497 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$497 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

5.5%$58 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$58 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Nicholson 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 Nicholson 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.