Township government · Wyoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Overfield Township took in $734 thousand and spent $745 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%State tax money16%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money5.0%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.5%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes62%

Individual income tax
31%$231 thousand
Property tax
21%$151 thousand
Other taxes
9.5%$70 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$49 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$25 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$84 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$116 thousand

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$37 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$16 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

67%

of Overfield 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
67%$497 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$497 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$167 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)$98 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$77 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Police$30 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Overfield 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 Overfield 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.