Township government · Clinton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Porter Township took in $699 thousand and spent $445 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes42%Fines and other24%State tax money20%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (electric power, parks and recreation)2.4%

What stands out

23%

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

Township taxes42%

Individual income tax
23%$162 thousand
Other taxes
16%$112 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$84 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.6%$18 thousand

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 1 more
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Electric power$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$79 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$140 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$170 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs33%Housing and community development18%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%

What stands out

18%

of Porter Township's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$165 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$165 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$147 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$69 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Housing and community development
18%$78 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Porter 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 Porter 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.