Township government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Mahantongo Township took in $611 thousand and spent $590 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%Township taxes19%Federal tax money5.2%County and local tax money1.1%Fees for services (electric power)0.5%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

74%

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

Township taxes19%

Individual income tax
11%$66 thousand
Property tax
4.6%$28 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$21 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and electric power
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Electric power$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$32 thousand

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$451 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking88%Running the government and other costs8.5%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

88%

of Upper Mahantongo 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
88%$522 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$522 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$50 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$34 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Mahantongo 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 Mahantongo 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.