Township government · Lycoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Woodward Township took in $632 thousand and spent $626 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money23%Federal tax money18%Fees for services (sewer)1.4%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

31%

of Woodward 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
31%$196 thousand
Property tax
15%$95 thousand
Other taxes
9.3%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$34 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Sewer$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$111 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$148 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$5 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$6 thousand
Fines
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%

What stands out

66%

of Woodward Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$413 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$413 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$148 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$67 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$62 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Woodward 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 Woodward 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.