Township government · Schuylkill 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 $86 thousand and spent $362 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other100%

What stands out

100%

of Rush Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Fines and other100%

Interest, rents and other
100%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking81%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Environment and natural resources6.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%

What stands out

-5%

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
81%$293 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$293 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$40 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$22 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Environment and natural resources
6.4%$23 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
-5.0%-$18 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$95 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$47 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)-$212 thousand
Housing and community development
-6.4%-$23 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.