Township government · Perry County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rye Township took in $1.1 million and spent $935 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)21%State tax money14%Federal tax money11%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes52%

Individual income tax
31%$352 thousand
Property tax
16%$176 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$46 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$232 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$211 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Road charges$1 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%$125 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$154 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$28 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

25%

of Rye Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$385 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$385 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$234 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$105 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$231 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$218 thousand
  • Sewer systems$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$67 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rye 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 Rye 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.