Township government · Bedford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Woodbury Township took in $877 thousand and spent $566 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)40%Township taxes34%State tax money13%Federal tax money13%Fines and other0.6%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

40%

of South Woodbury 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 taxes34%

Individual income tax
27%$237 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$32 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.6%$14 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$349 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$349 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$110 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$116 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$3 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs21%Interest on debt8.1%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Health and hospitals2.3%

What stands out

34%

of South Woodbury 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$192 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$192 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$169 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$169 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$119 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$65 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Interest on debt
8.1%$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Woodbury 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 Woodbury 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.