Township government · Cameron County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shippen Township took in $1.7 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes37%State tax money32%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)19%Federal tax money6.1%County and local tax money5.1%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

19%

of Shippen Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes37%

Property tax
17%$285 thousand
Other taxes
9.9%$165 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$154 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
9.8%$162 thousand

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$316 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$314 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$102 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$536 thousand

County and local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.1%$85 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.3%$5 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Health and hospitals1.9%

What stands out

14%

of Shippen 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
53%$692 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$692 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$302 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$225 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$183 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$183 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$99 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shippen 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 Shippen 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.