Township government · Potter County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wharton Township took in $260 thousand and spent $214 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money68%County and local tax money18%Township taxes6.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)6.2%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

18%

of Wharton Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes6.9%

Individual income tax
3.1%$8 thousand
Property tax
1.9%$5 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand
  • Sewer$4 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money68%

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

From the state
68%$178 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$46 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$1 thousand
Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Interest on debt3.3%

What stands out

11%

of Wharton Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$109 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$109 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$55 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$24 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wharton 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 Wharton 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.