Township government · Dauphin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Paxton Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money20%Federal tax money17%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.5%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

38%

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

Township taxes56%

Individual income tax
38%$496 thousand
Property tax
15%$192 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$57 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$59 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$53 thousand
  • Garbage collection$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%$224 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$258 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$35 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%Environment and natural resources1.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%

What stands out

21%

of Upper Paxton Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$552 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$552 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$242 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)$120 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$73 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$227 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$200 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$21 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Paxton 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 Paxton 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.