Township government · Northumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Point Township took in $2.4 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%Federal tax money22%State tax money12%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.2%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

22%

of Point Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes62%

Property tax
34%$806 thousand
Individual income tax
19%$455 thousand
Other taxes
9.2%$221 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$122 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$71 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$77 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$76 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$521 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$286 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs67%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

67%

of Point Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
67%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$149 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$106 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$852 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$670 thousand
  • Fire protection$107 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$422 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$422 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Point 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 Point 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.