Township government · Dauphin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Williams Township took in $346 thousand and spent $201 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%Federal tax money17%State tax money15%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes64%

Individual income tax
31%$108 thousand
Property tax
20%$68 thousand
Other taxes
14%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$22 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$15 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$58 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$52 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$1 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$9 thousand
Fines
0.9%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

38%

of Williams Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$92 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$92 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$77 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Williams 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 Williams 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.