Township government · Schuylkill County, PA

West Mahanoy Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Mahanoy Township took in $1.7 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, parking)32%State tax money8.8%Federal tax money8.6%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

32%

of West Mahanoy Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes50%

Property tax
20%$333 thousand
Individual income tax
17%$277 thousand
Other taxes
13%$208 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$145 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$37 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$525 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$490 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$142 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$145 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Fines
0.7%$12 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs14%Interest on debt6.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%

What stands out

21%

of West Mahanoy 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
58%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$365 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$292 thousand
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$247 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)$129 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$65 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Interest on debt
6.1%$106 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Mahanoy 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 West Mahanoy 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.