Township government · Potter County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pike Township took in $187 thousand and spent $143 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%Township taxes36%Fees for services (garbage collection)16%Federal tax money8.6%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

16%

of Pike Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes36%

Property tax
20%$37 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$20 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$18 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$16 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$73 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

15%

of Pike 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%$58 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$58 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$51 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pike 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 Pike 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.