Township government · Juniata 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 $377 thousand and spent $219 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes39%State tax money30%Federal tax money18%County and local tax money10%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services (road charges)0.5%

What stands out

27%

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 taxes39%

Individual income tax
27%$102 thousand
Property tax
6.1%$23 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$22 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$66 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$114 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$39 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$6 thousand
Fines
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Roads, transit and parking39%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%

What stands out

58%

of Tuscarora 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%

Running the government and other costs
58%$127 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)$61 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
39%$85 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$7 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.