Township government · Fulton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wells Township took in $173 thousand and spent $201 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes36%State tax money35%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)13%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

28%

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

Township taxes36%

Individual income tax
28%$48 thousand
Other taxes
5.8%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.9%$5 thousand

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$23 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and sewer
  • Garbage collection$22 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$24 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$61 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs35%Health and hospitals4.5%Police, fire, courts and jails2.5%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

4.5%

of Wells Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$116 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$116 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$70 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.5%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wells 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 Wells 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.