Township government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Schuylkill Township took in $549 thousand and spent $448 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%Fees for services (garbage collection)19%State tax money12%Federal tax money10%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

21%

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

Township taxes54%

Property tax
28%$151 thousand
Individual income tax
21%$113 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$15 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$106 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$92 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$55 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$66 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$22 thousand
Fines
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Interest on debt0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

25%

of Schuylkill 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
29%$131 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$131 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$119 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$51 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$110 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$100 thousand
  • Water supply$9 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$83 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$52 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill 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.