Township government · Potter County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Portage Township took in $91 thousand and spent $57 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Township taxes30%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.3%

What stands out

23%

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

Township taxes30%

Individual income tax
23%$21 thousand
Property tax
4.4%$4 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$12 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails16%

What stands out

19%

of Portage 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%

Running the government and other costs
47%$27 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)$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Portage 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 Portage 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.