Township government · Bradford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tuscarora Township took in $650 thousand and spent $502 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Township taxes28%Federal tax money8.9%Fines and other3.8%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)3.5%

What stands out

15%

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

Township taxes28%

Individual income tax
15%$96 thousand
Property tax
11%$72 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$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 services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$23 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Road charges$21 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$58 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$364 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$21 thousand
Fines
0.6%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

76%

of Tuscarora 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
76%$383 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$383 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$87 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tuscarora 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 Tuscarora 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.