Township government · Monroe County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Polk Township took in $2.9 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%State tax money15%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (garbage collection)11%County and local tax money5.2%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

29%

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

Township taxes52%

Individual income tax
29%$862 thousand
Property tax
11%$335 thousand
Other taxes
11%$325 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$324 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$321 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$181 thousand
  • Garbage collection$140 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$407 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$428 thousand

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$153 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$95 thousand
Fines
0.3%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.7%Environment and natural resources3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

5.7%

of Polk 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
48%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$802 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$436 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$192 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$109 thousand
  • Government buildings$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$231 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$117 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$102 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.7%$144 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$144 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.8%$95 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$95 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Polk 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 Polk 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.