Township government · Lycoming 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 $1.0 million and spent $848 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes76%State tax money13%Federal tax money7.9%Fines and other2.8%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

16%

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 taxes76%

Property tax
53%$534 thousand
Individual income tax
16%$164 thousand
Other taxes
7.1%$72 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$30 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$80 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$128 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$27 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs25%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

41%

of Porter Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$344 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$291 thousand
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$294 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$294 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$209 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$109 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$100 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 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.