Township government · Columbia County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pine Township took in $505 thousand and spent $431 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Township taxes34%Fees for services (garbage collection)11%Federal tax money10%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

21%

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

Township taxes34%

Individual income tax
21%$108 thousand
Other taxes
7.3%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.0%$25 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$58 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$53 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$214 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$8 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking81%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals1.4%Police, fire, courts and jails0.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

81%

of Pine 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%$350 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$350 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$72 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pine 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 Pine 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.