Township government · Cumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Penn Township took in $2.2 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)18%State tax money9.7%County and local tax money8.5%Federal tax money7.3%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

35%

of Penn 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 taxes53%

Other taxes
35%$761 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$683 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$74 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
18%$388 thousand

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$379 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$354 thousand
  • Garbage collection$13 thousand
  • Road charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$157 thousand

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$210 thousand

County and local tax money8.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.5%$184 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$77 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

11%

of Penn 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
41%$607 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$607 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$515 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$239 thousand
  • Government buildings$132 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$101 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$190 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$168 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$158 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$158 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Penn 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 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.