Township government · Potter County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sharon Township took in $471 thousand and spent $540 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes46%State tax money33%County and local tax money14%Fines and other4.5%Fees for services2.1%

What stands out

16%

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

Township taxes46%

Property tax
24%$114 thousand
Individual income tax
16%$76 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$155 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$66 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$19 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%

What stands out

66%

of Sharon 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
66%$356 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$356 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$149 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$110 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$35 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sharon 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 Sharon 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.