Township government · Monroe County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Smithfield Township took in $3.8 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%State tax money16%County and local tax money12%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)8.0%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

23%

of Smithfield 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
23%$893 thousand
Other taxes
17%$646 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$345 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$183 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$449 thousand

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$308 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$184 thousand
  • Sewer$110 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$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%$396 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$601 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$473 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$68 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

8.7%

of Smithfield Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$939 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$529 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$243 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$109 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$862 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$862 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$294 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$185 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$105 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$222 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$222 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$135 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$93 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$42 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$72 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Smithfield 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 Smithfield 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.