Township government · Susquehanna 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 $441 thousand and spent $403 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%State tax money31%Fees for services (road charges)18%Fines and other7.3%

What stands out

18%

of Thompson 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 taxes44%

Property tax
41%$182 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$78 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$50 thousand
  • Road charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$137 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$31 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Health and hospitals2.5%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

31%

of Thompson Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$248 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$248 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$126 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and fire protection
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$3 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.