Township government · Monroe County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ross Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money19%Federal tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.7%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

46%

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

Township taxes55%

Individual income tax
46%$712 thousand
Other taxes
8.8%$135 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$102 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$99 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$278 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$285 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$18 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%Health and hospitals1.0%

What stands out

70%

of Ross 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
70%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$245 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)$113 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$98 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$239 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$118 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$24 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ross 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 Ross 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.