Township government · Wayne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Paupack Township took in $2.0 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)16%Federal tax money9.6%State tax money8.3%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

26%

of Paupack 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 taxes63%

Property tax
37%$747 thousand
Other taxes
26%$532 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$532 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$322 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$302 thousand
  • Road charges$16 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$196 thousand

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$169 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$69 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Health and hospitals2.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

19%

of Paupack Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$771 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$330 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$221 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$113 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$654 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$654 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$345 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$209 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$110 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Paupack 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 Paupack 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.