Township government · Juniata County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Susquehanna Township took in $373 thousand and spent $421 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money37%County and local tax money5.6%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services (sewer)1.6%

What stands out

32%

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

Township taxes53%

Individual income tax

32%$120 thousand

Property tax

14%$53 thousand

Other taxes

7.0%$26 thousand

What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses

Real estate and stock transfer taxes$17 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services

1.6%$6 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer

Sewer$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state

37%$139 thousand

County and local tax money5.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

5.6%$21 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Fines

2.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Interest on debt1.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.2%

What stands out

66%

of Susquehanna 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

66%$276 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$276 thousand

Running the government and other costs

24%$102 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
Other and not broken out$39 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

7.6%$32 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$32 thousand

Interest on debt

1.4%$6 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

1.2%$5 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems

Sewer systems$5 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Susquehanna Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Susquehanna 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.