Township government · Franklin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Peters Township took in $1.4 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money17%Federal tax money16%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)11%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

36%

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

Township taxes53%

Individual income tax
36%$510 thousand
Other taxes
9.3%$132 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$89 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.7%$109 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$149 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$113 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand
  • Road charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$231 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$236 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$46 thousand
Fines
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Health and hospitals1.8%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

13%

of Peters 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
38%$389 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$389 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$258 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$119 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$72 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$221 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$219 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$130 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$110 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Peters 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 Peters 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.