Township government · Perry County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wheatfield Township took in $886 thousand and spent $525 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money22%Federal tax money20%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.3%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

46%

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

Township taxes55%

Individual income tax
46%$409 thousand
Property tax
4.5%$40 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$20 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$174 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$198 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$6 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Health and hospitals4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.0%

What stands out

24%

of Wheatfield 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
37%$195 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$195 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$143 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$125 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$117 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.8%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wheatfield 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 Wheatfield 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.