Township government · Bradford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ulster Township took in $716 thousand and spent $820 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%State tax money40%Federal tax money9.2%Fines and other2.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

19%

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

Township taxes47%

Property tax
24%$174 thousand
Individual income tax
19%$134 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.2%

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

From the federal government
9.2%$66 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$289 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$2 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$18 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

4.5%

of Ulster 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
70%$577 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$577 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$151 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$59 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$59 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$39 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$37 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
  • Water supply$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ulster 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 Ulster 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.