Township government · Lycoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wolf Township took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%State tax money25%Federal tax money15%Fees for services (sewer)7.3%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

34%

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

Township taxes48%

Individual income tax
34%$358 thousand
Property tax
8.3%$88 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$64 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$44 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$77 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$75 thousand
  • Sewer$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$160 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$269 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$7 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$30 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

14%

of Wolf 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
63%$696 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$696 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$218 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$131 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$87 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$158 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$92 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$66 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
  • Water supply$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wolf 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 Wolf 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.