Township government · Columbia County, PA

North Centre Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Centre Township took in $971 thousand and spent $743 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%State tax money14%Federal tax money14%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services0.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

32%

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

Township taxes69%

Property tax
32%$312 thousand
Individual income tax
32%$306 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$53 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$132 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$137 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$20 thousand
Fines
0.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

20%

of North Centre 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%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$331 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$331 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$247 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$80 thousand
  • Government buildings$59 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$147 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$111 thousand
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

North Centre 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 North Centre 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.