Township government · Schuylkill County, PA

Wayne Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wayne Township took in $1.8 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money18%Federal tax money15%Fines and other5.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)3.3%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

42%

of Wayne 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
42%$742 thousand
Property tax
8.3%$148 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$104 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$97 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$59 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 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%$263 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$326 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$33 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$100 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

9.3%

of Wayne 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
62%$724 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$724 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$224 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)$94 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$110 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$109 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$109 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wayne 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 Wayne 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.