Township government · Columbia County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Orange Township took in $622 thousand and spent $533 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 taxes46%Fees for services (sewer)19%State tax money17%Federal tax money16%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

32%

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

Township taxes46%

Individual income tax
32%$201 thousand
Property tax
8.0%$50 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$32 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$119 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$82 thousand
  • Other service charges$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$99 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$108 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Fines
1.0%$6 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

20%

of Orange Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$174 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$174 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$168 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$115 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$53 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$106 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$100 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$84 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$66 thousand
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Orange 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 Orange 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.