Township government · Pike County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Palmyra Township took in $2.1 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)19%State tax money13%Federal tax money8.2%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

28%

of Palmyra Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes59%

Property tax
31%$648 thousand
Other taxes
28%$573 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$519 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$386 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$329 thousand
  • Garbage collection$32 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$170 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$274 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$12 thousand
Fines
0.3%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals8.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

8.2%

of Palmyra Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$583 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$229 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$163 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$116 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$544 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$544 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$366 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$201 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$125 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.2%$148 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$148 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$107 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$84 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Palmyra 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 Palmyra 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.