Township government · Cumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Newton Township took in $612 thousand and spent $457 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes36%State tax money33%Federal tax money23%Fines and other5.9%Fees for services2.3%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes36%

Individual income tax
31%$188 thousand
Property tax
3.1%$19 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$140 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$199 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$3 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$29 thousand
Fines
1.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

77%

of South Newton 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
77%$351 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$351 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$79 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$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Newton 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 Newton 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.