Township government · Carbon County, PA

Penn Forest Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Penn Forest Township took in $3.4 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)28%State tax money9.9%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes58%

Individual income tax
31%$1.0 million
Other taxes
26%$895 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$649 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$178 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$65 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.6%$20 thousand

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$943 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$513 thousand
  • Other service charges$429 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$28 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$336 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$109 thousand
Fines
0.4%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%

What stands out

17%

of Penn Forest 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%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$730 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$361 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$247 thousand
  • Government buildings$79 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$514 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$366 thousand
  • Sewer systems$148 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$460 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$404 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Penn Forest 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 Penn Forest 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.