Township government · Schuylkill 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 $571 thousand and spent $807 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes89%State tax money4.4%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services (garbage collection, parking)2.5%

What stands out

45%

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 taxes89%

Individual income tax
45%$257 thousand
Property tax
24%$136 thousand
Other taxes
20%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$53 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$38 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parking
  • Garbage collection$13 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$25 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Fines
2.5%$14 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.8%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

12%

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%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$520 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$520 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$169 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$95 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$83 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$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. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. 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.