Township government · Northumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Zerbe Township took in $1.2 million and spent $948 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)36%Township taxes36%State tax money17%Federal tax money7.5%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

36%

of Zerbe Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes36%

Property tax
20%$239 thousand
Individual income tax
14%$175 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility licenses$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$438 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$418 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$92 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$205 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$47 thousand
Fines
0.6%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Interest on debt0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

47%

of Zerbe 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$446 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$446 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$202 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$104 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$148 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$148 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$143 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$99 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Zerbe 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 Zerbe 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.