Township government · Bradford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Towanda Township took in $517 thousand and spent $579 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%State tax money35%Fees for services12%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

21%

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

Township taxes50%

Property tax
25%$131 thousand
Individual income tax
21%$111 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$64 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$183 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$7 thousand
Fines
1.4%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

13%

of Towanda Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$343 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$343 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$157 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$90 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$66 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$77 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Towanda 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 Towanda 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.