Township government · Susquehanna 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 $1.0 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money73%Township taxes21%Federal tax money6.2%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

73%

of Rush Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes21%

Property tax
9.7%$97 thousand
Individual income tax
9.4%$94 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$62 thousand

State tax money73%

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

From the state
73%$728 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Fines
0.2%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails0.9%

What stands out

69%

of Rush 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
69%$883 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$883 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$395 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$194 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$153 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.9%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 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.