Township government · Pike 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 $274 thousand and spent $180 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%State tax money29%County and local tax money18%Federal tax money8.8%Fees for services2.6%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

19%

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 taxes41%

Individual income tax
19%$52 thousand
Property tax
12%$33 thousand
Other taxes
9.9%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.8%

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

From the federal government
8.8%$24 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$80 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$48 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$2 thousand
Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Health and hospitals5.6%

What stands out

5.6%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$106 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$106 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$47 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)$25 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.6%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 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.