Township government · Northumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ralpho Township took in $2.4 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%State tax money23%Federal tax money9.3%Fines and other6.2%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)2.2%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes59%

Individual income tax
27%$644 thousand
Property tax
19%$453 thousand
Other taxes
13%$300 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$190 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$93 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$52 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$46 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$220 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$536 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$125 thousand
Fines
0.9%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking23%Health and hospitals2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

37%

of Ralpho 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
37%$758 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$605 thousand
  • Fire protection$98 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$51 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$685 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$335 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$176 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$110 thousand
  • Government buildings$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$463 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$463 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$20 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ralpho 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 Ralpho 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.