Township government · Fulton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Thompson Township took in $399 thousand and spent $279 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%Township taxes36%Federal tax money14%Fees for services6.5%County and local tax money0.8%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

27%

of Thompson 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
27%$106 thousand
Other taxes
7.3%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$25 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.5%$10 thousand

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$26 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%$57 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$165 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$3 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.5%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%Interest on debt1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

67%

of Thompson 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
67%$188 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$188 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$55 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Thompson 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 Thompson 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.