Township government · Bradford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Overton Township took in $914 thousand and spent $423 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money61%Federal tax money32%Township taxes4.5%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

32%

of Overton Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes4.5%

Individual income tax
2.5%$23 thousand
Property tax
1.0%$9 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money32%

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

From the federal government
32%$295 thousand

State tax money61%

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

From the state
61%$558 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$18 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

67%

of Overton 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%$284 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$284 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$127 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Overton 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 Overton 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.