Township government · Columbia County, PA

South Centre Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Centre Township took in $1.1 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%County and local tax money20%Federal tax money11%State tax money11%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.8%

What stands out

21%

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

Township taxes51%

Individual income tax
21%$230 thousand
Other taxes
17%$190 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$145 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$151 thousand

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$31 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$121 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$120 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$221 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$29 thousand
Fines
1.6%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails56%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking11%Housing and community development1.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

56%

of South Centre Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
56%$640 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$578 thousand
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$354 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$301 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$129 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$129 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Centre 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 South Centre 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.