Township government · Carbon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Packer Township took in $417 thousand and spent $281 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)32%State tax money13%Federal tax money12%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

33%

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

Township taxes41%

Individual income tax
33%$139 thousand
Property tax
5.3%$22 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$135 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$92 thousand
  • Other service charges$32 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$52 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$56 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

42%

of Packer 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$118 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$112 thousand
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$82 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$35 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Packer 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 Packer 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.