Township government · Perry 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 $454 thousand and spent $267 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money18%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (road charges)9.5%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

34%

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 taxes56%

Individual income tax
34%$154 thousand
Property tax
17%$75 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$43 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Road charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$63 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$81 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$8 thousand
Fines
0.7%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails15%

What stands out

15%

of Tuscarora 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
56%$149 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$149 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$78 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$40 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 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.