Township government · Pike County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shohola Township took in $1.3 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%State tax money16%Federal tax money9.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation)8.0%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

16%

of Shohola Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes66%

Property tax
50%$637 thousand
Other taxes
16%$207 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$181 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$25 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$103 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$98 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$124 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$206 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Fines
0.2%$3 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Health and hospitals30%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

30%

of Shohola Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$932 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$932 thousand
Health and hospitals
30%$601 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$601 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$240 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$90 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$167 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$107 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shohola 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 Shohola 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.