Township government · Monroe County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Paradise Township took in $3.4 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Township taxes34%Fines and other6.6%Federal tax money4.9%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)4.0%

What stands out

15%

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

Township taxes34%

Individual income tax
15%$512 thousand
Property tax
13%$434 thousand
Other taxes
6.3%$214 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$121 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$135 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$106 thousand
  • Road charges$24 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$164 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$1.7 million

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$208 thousand
Fines
0.4%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%Health and hospitals1.2%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

20%

of Paradise Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$969 thousand
  • Libraries$81 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$715 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$365 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$213 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$74 thousand
  • Government buildings$63 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$209 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$74 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$69 thousand
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$64 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$64 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$40 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$40 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$33 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Paradise 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 Paradise 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.