Township government · Dauphin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Reed Township took in $106 thousand and spent $171 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%State tax money20%Federal tax money11%Fines and other3.8%Fees for services1.9%

What stands out

28%

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

Township taxes63%

Property tax
29%$31 thousand
Individual income tax
28%$30 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 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%$12 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$21 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$2 thousand
Fines
1.9%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

30%

of Reed Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$104 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$104 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$51 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Reed 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 Reed 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.