Township government · Lycoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Fairfield Township took in $632 thousand and spent $487 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%State tax money33%Federal tax money15%Fees for services3.6%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

36%

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

Township taxes48%

Individual income tax
36%$225 thousand
Property tax
8.1%$51 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$23 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$93 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$208 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$4 thousand
Fines
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%

What stands out

72%

of Upper Fairfield 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
72%$350 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$350 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$90 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$35 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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.