Township government · Carbon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Towamensing Township took in $2.6 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes46%State tax money20%Fees for services (garbage collection)19%Federal tax money9.1%Fines and other5.2%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

26%

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

Township taxes46%

Individual income tax
26%$656 thousand
Property tax
11%$280 thousand
Other taxes
9.9%$254 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$125 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$104 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$476 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$408 thousand
  • Other service charges$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$233 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$507 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$25 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$115 thousand
Fines
0.7%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

25%

of Towamensing 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%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$671 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$629 thousand
  • Sewer systems$34 thousand
  • Water supply$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$587 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$237 thousand
  • Government buildings$222 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$89 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Towamensing 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 Towamensing 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.