Township government · Northumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rush Township took in $412 thousand and spent $288 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%State tax money34%Federal tax money14%Fees for services2.9%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

37%

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

Township taxes47%

Individual income tax
37%$154 thousand
Other taxes
6.3%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.4%$14 thousand

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$57 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$141 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$2 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Fines
0.7%$3 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%

What stands out

34%

of Rush 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
62%$178 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$178 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$98 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$74 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rush 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 Rush 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.