Township government · Perry 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 $1.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%State tax money15%Fees for services (parks and recreation)15%Fines and other13%Federal tax money8.7%

What stands out

27%

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 taxes48%

Individual income tax
27%$350 thousand
Property tax
11%$145 thousand
Other taxes
9.7%$125 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$71 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$29 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$188 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$183 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$112 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$199 thousand

Fines and other13%

Fines
7.7%$99 thousand
Interest, rents and other
5.3%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking26%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

42%

of Penn 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$526 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$437 thousand
  • Fire protection$88 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$384 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)$202 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$182 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$330 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$330 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 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. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. 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.