Township government · Jefferson County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ringgold Township took in $340 thousand and spent $293 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Township taxes33%Federal tax money11%Fines and other5.6%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

17%

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

Township taxes33%

Individual income tax
17%$58 thousand
Property tax
8.8%$30 thousand
Other taxes
7.1%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$15 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$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%$37 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$170 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$18 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails3.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%

What stands out

77%

of Ringgold Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
77%$227 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$227 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$54 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$38 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ringgold 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 Ringgold 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.