Township government · Jefferson County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Winslow Township took in $939 thousand and spent $896 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%State tax money26%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (sewer, water)12%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

28%

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

Township taxes47%

Individual income tax
28%$259 thousand
Property tax
15%$142 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$22 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$110 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$51 thousand
  • Water$51 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 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%$131 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$242 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$11 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.8%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Interest on debt1.2%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

7.8%

of Winslow 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
54%$481 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$481 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$293 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$204 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.8%$70 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$35 thousand
  • Water supply$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Winslow 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 Winslow 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.