Township government · Cumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Mifflin Township took in $417 thousand and spent $365 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%State tax money27%Federal tax money17%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services1.4%

What stands out

42%

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

Township taxes50%

Individual income tax
42%$175 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$72 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$113 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$11 thousand
Fines
1.9%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

6%

of Upper Mifflin Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
71%$259 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$259 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$64 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Mifflin 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 Mifflin 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.