Township government · Perry County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spring Township took in $837 thousand and spent $582 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money23%Federal tax money14%Fines and other1.4%Fees for services1.3%

What stands out

36%

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

Township taxes60%

Individual income tax
36%$298 thousand
Property tax
15%$126 thousand
Other taxes
9.3%$78 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$77 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$118 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$194 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$10 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Health and hospitals7.0%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

9.1%

of Spring 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%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$344 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$344 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$73 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$60 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.0%$41 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Spring 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 Spring 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.