Township government · Lycoming 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 $590 thousand and spent $581 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%Township taxes23%Federal tax money8.5%Fees for services (gas)2.0%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

17%

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

Township taxes23%

Individual income tax
17%$100 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.9%$17 thousand

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and gas
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Gas$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$50 thousand

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$381 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$5 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Fines
0.7%$4 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking81%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

81%

of Penn Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
81%$468 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$468 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$63 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$33 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$14 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$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.