Township government · Northumberland County, PA

Upper Augusta Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Augusta Township took in $2.4 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%Township taxes18%Federal tax money5.3%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)2.4%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

74%

of Upper Augusta Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes18%

Individual income tax
14%$351 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.5%$36 thousand

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$58 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$39 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$130 thousand

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$1.8 million

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.2%$6 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs6.7%Environment and natural resources2.7%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

67%

of Upper Augusta 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
67%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
  • Water supply$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$434 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$434 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.7%$141 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$68 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.7%$56 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$56 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Augusta 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 Upper Augusta 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.